Maternal Mental Health: It’s More than Depression
This is the first of a two-part blog series examining the effects of perinatal health and its impact on women’s and men’s mental health. What Is Maternal Mental Health? Maternal mental health is the emotional, social, and mental well-being of a mother during or after pregnancy, and it has an impact on the entire family […]
The Cost of Predicted Stigma
This is the third in a series of blogs examining the stigma surrounding mental health clinicians who live with the same conditions they treat. A variety of viewpoints and experiences will be presented. Sometimes, anticipating the stigma surrounding an identity or condition can be as bad as actually experiencing it. Predicted stigma comes with real costs […]
Thoughts From a Wounded Healer
This is the second in a series of blogs examining the stigma surrounding mental health clinicians who live with the same conditions they treat. A variety of viewpoints and experiences will be presented. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and community-based therapist who lives with ADHD, complex trauma, and depression. After I was […]
