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Some helpful guidance for helping a loved one who is struggling

10 Things To Do—and Avoid—When a Loved One Has Postpartum Depression or Anxiety Experts shared helpful tips and phrases to support someone with postpartum depression or anxiety. Plus, when to call for emergency help.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Today is Birth Mother's Day: a day created to honor birth mothers and the unique, complex path they walk 💙

There is no single way to feel about this season. Some birth parents find meaning in being acknowledged on this day. Others prefer to be included in Mother's Day. Some hold both. Some hold neither. All of it is valid.

What matters most is this: birth mothers are mothers, and they deserve to be seen, loved, and supported in whatever way feels most honoring to them.

This week on the PSI Blog, Emily Morehead, PhD candidate, LPC-S, PMH-C of The Couch Therapy shares how to support the birth parents in your life and how birth parents can care for themselves during this season.

🔗 Read the full blog: https://loom.ly/yjNn6Js

And if you're a birth mom reading this: we see you and we honor you 💙

A free community educational series for new parents in Bangor this June!