How to Comfort Someone After the Loss of an Infant If someone around you has lost an infant recently, chances are you’re not sure what to do. That’s okay. It’s not something we necessarily know much about unless we’ve experienced the loss of a child ourselves. But...
What Is Birth Trauma? What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of childbirth? It’s not uncommon to think of childbirth as wonderful or even magical. In a lot of ways, that’s exactly what childbirth is. But unfortunately, not everyone has a great...
How Common Is Birth Trauma? Birth trauma is difficult to deal with. Sometimes it’s difficult to acknowledge that you have birth trauma because you feel like other mothers had it worse. Other times, it’s difficult to deal with because the people around you don’t...
How to Cope with Anxiety About Bringing a Child into a Violent World Watching the news can be quite distressing these days. There’s always something going on that makes us look at the world around us with fear and anxiety. It can make us wonder whether bringing a...