Helping kids (and ourselves) cope with their Big Feelings
When I was preparing for the birth of my first child, like so many parents-to-be, I found myself spending a lot of time reflecting on the type of parent I … Read more
Motherhood & Parenting
How to raise an activist (without losing your mind)
I dream of having a daughter who stands her ground, defends her rights, protects her body, and takes no shit. But I’ll be honest… I also dream of having a … Read more
Why aren’t we talking about all the help we need as working moms?
I’m writing this through bleary eyes, with an extra large coffee close at hand. I just got into the office and slumped into my desk chair, a few minutes to … Read more
A letter to the forgotten moms
By now you’ve taken stock of the damage. You’ve loaded the recycling bins with mounds of wrapping paper. You’ve thrown out the poinsettia you forgot to water. You’ve started packing … Read more
When Your Kid Says They’re Fat
I had a friend call me the other day, her 8 year old daughter came home from school and said, “Mom, I think I am fat.” My friend’s heart sank, … Read more
Have you reached peak parental burnout?
It’s been almost 30 months since the pandemic bellowed into our lives, and the state of parenting is starting to look uncomfortably like it did before the world turned upside … Read more
10 Real-Life, Practical Ways to Reduce the Mental Load
I spend a lot of my time talking about the disproportionate mental load that women carry in our society, managing much more of the responsibility for the remembering, conceptualizing, and … Read more
What does reparenting yourself really mean?
In my house we joke that we have to put a quarter in the kids’ Future Therapy Fund jar every time we make a parenting misstep. (This is obviously all … Read more
Practicing self-compassion in parenting
It’s 6pm on a Thursday night in a local rec center, and I am in a room of rambunctious three and four year old children who are, for the first … Read more
How modern couples can avoid the gender role traps after baby
It’s a surprise to many modern couples just how insidious traditional gender roles can still be – most especially after the birth of your first baby. There you are, both … Read more
Real moms share the hard and amazing of having a pandemic baby
by Dr. Sarah Lavanier They say that having a baby changes everything, and most new moms would agree. A new routine, a shift in family dynamics, less sleep, more worry, … Read more
Five Key Strategies for Overcoming Grief in Postpartum Transitions
Written by Mindy Schlechter, LSW, Galia Therapist As we discussed recently here, pregnancy and childbirth are meaningful transitions which can shift our lives quickly. Women can be left feeling a sense … Read more