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Permission to Learn

By: Suzie Hester, LCPC, PMH-C It seems that as soon as the fireworks finish their grand finale, the summer starts it’s slow decent into...

Depression: Supporting a Friend or Family Member

By: Sarah Cline, LCSW, PMH-C If you have a friend or a family member who is suffering from depression you may want to help but be unsure...

Grief in a Pandemic

Written by: Emily Majkrzak, MSW I want to start this off by saying, there is no right or wrong way to grieve. For that reason, this isn’t...

Fallen Tree: On grieving a miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death during a pandemic. *TW*

By: Sarah Cline, LCSW, PMH-C I believe the analogy goes, if a tree falls in a forest at night and no one is around, does it even make a...

My Child Came Out to Me…What Do I Do?

Written by: Emily Majkrzak, MSW I remember the day my brother came out to me. He sat on my bed with such a serious demeanor and stated...

The Magical Mess

By: Sarah Cline, LCSW, PMH-C I believe it was Brene Brown, PH.D. (a researcher, author, and social work professor) who said, “The magic...

More Than Postpartum Depression: by Suzie Hester, LPC, PMH-C

Everyday, I hear stories of individuals’ experiences with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and the grief that occurs after the...

The Storm of Intrusive Thoughts in Motherhood (trigger warning)

Many of us dream of the day we have a child of our own. We dream of their sweet cuddles, coos, and adorable giggles. Most of us never...

Embracing Imperfection and Finding Peace with Your Body

We live in a culture that floods our brains with unrealistic images of how we should look. Normally those images are emphasizing youth,...