Alexis E. Menken, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Montclair, NJ
NJ Coordinator/Advisory Council
Postpartum Support International
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but it also takes a village to truly nurture and sustain a new mother. …
Psychotherapist and Founder, Frame & Shoelace Psychotherapy
Tell us a little about yourself outside of your work.I live in Chicago, IL with my husband and two children (ages five and three). In my time away from work, I try to follow…
Help build the #noparentalone movement with us! Post a photo of yourself, you and your kids, your family or anyone you love and add the hashtag #NoParentAlone, #NoMomAlone, #NoDadAlone and the helpline phone number: 1-800-944-4773. Let your…
Postpartum depression is the most common and serious postpartum condition, affecting 10% to 20% of mothers within the first year of childbirth. Studies have found that up to 50% of women with PPD go undiagnosed. (Earls, MF and the Committee…
As one of the founding members of PSI and a past PSI Board member, and in your several decades of research, you've been a long-time contributor to the growth in awareness of postpartum mental health issues. Carolyn has also seen many changes…
An interview with Featured Member, Carla Pileggi Caviola, a licensed professional (LPC) in CT, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in NY. She discusses why she started in Maternal Mental Health and about her work.
by Emma Quick
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost two years since we were anxiously awaiting our daughter’s arrival. Our second baby, but we had a different birth plan this time due to breech presentation. My son had been born…
EMDR & Perinatal Mental Health
Written by Shannon Kane, MSW, RSW
“Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering.” -Peter LevineEye Movement Desensitization…
Cleft Lip Baby
by Mary Kemling
These days my brain is often fried, overstimulated, sometimes underwhelmed, overworked, and unsupported for the tasks I ask it to do every day. But I think they have keyed the term #thisismotherhood for that.…
Exercise was my recovery
by Mary P. Trontz"Down Came the Rain" as Brooke Shields so perfectly titled her book about postpartum depression. After my son was born, I struggled with postpartum depression. I cried every day for…
Conversations that Count: Ask A Dad about His Journey
By Daniel Singley
With International Fathers’ Mental Health Day right around the corner, I wanted to take a brief look at some of the ways that my colleagues and I have been working to…
In Honor of Fathers
By Jane I. Honikman, M.S.
Founder of Postpartum Support International
We honor men who are fathers each June with expressions of appreciation and love. It is a centuries old global tradition. Father’s Day is about…
International Fathers Mental Health Day 2019A blog by Dr Andrew MayersAs we mark another International Fathers Mental Health Day, it’s a good time to reflect on what we have achieved since June 2018 but also reinforce what still…
Amanda Yeaton-Massey, MD
Assistant Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoTell us a little about yourself outside of your work.
Since…
Postpartum Psychosis: I Didn’t Know Motherhood Could Have A Dark Side, Until I Saw Demons Threatening To Kill My Baby
Olivia Siegl
It makes my blood run cold that I went into motherhood unaware of what could happen to my mind after…
Friendship for New Mothers
Featured PSI Member: Sara Rashid, MA, LCPC
No Parent Alone
What Pediatricians Need To Know About Postpartum Depression
Featured PSI Members: Dr. Laurence Kruckman and Carolyn White
Featured PSI Member: Carla Pileggi Caviola
Birth Trauma
EMDR Therapy
Cleft Lip Baby
Exercise was my recovery
Conversations that Count: Ask A Dad about His Journey
Words on Father’s Mental Health from PSI founder, Jane I. Honikman
Letter from Co-founder of International Father’s Mental Health Day, Dr. Andrew Mayers
Featured PSI Member: Amanda Yeaton-Massey, MD
Postpartum Psychosis: I Didn’t Know Motherhood Could Have A Dark Side, Until I Saw Demons Threatening To Kill My Baby