Grow your Village – A guide for new parents
Jessie Everts, PhD LMFT As the African proverb goes, “it takes a village” – not just to raise a child, but to support a new parent. Connection with others and support are so vitally…
Letter from Chris Raines, RN MSN APRN-BC- PSI Board Chair
Hi everyone,WOW, what a wonderful virtual conference we just completed. When we started talking about how to have our yearly conference this year, scheduled for New Orleans, we talked…
How to Advocate for Your Own Mental Health
By Amy Stuart
Maybe it’s the chilly examination room. Maybe it’s the feeling of bare skin beneath a loosely-fitted, sheer gown or the way the paper blanket crinkles when you shift positions.…
How To Support A New Mom Who Is Struggling With Postpartum Depression
by Amy Stuart
A few years ago, I entered a new season of life. My friends and I left our college years behind us and established ourselves in our respective fields.…
Mom Genes Fight PPD
by Amy Stuart
This blogpost was written based on a Mom and Mind podcast episode hosted by PSI board member Katayune Kaeni and Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody. Technology has transformed the way we live. We no longer rely…
This is a pivotal moment for our country and for the cause of perinatal mental health. I have been working hard to find the words to authentically address the emotions that we are all feeling while focusing our concern for black and brown women,…
Trauma, new parenthood, and the pandemic
by Lita Simanis
“In these challenging times,” “we’re all in this together,” “stay at home.” If no one has given you permission to scream or curse from hearing these phrases, allow me to…
Jane Honikman, MS
PSI Founder
PSI Advisory Council member
Author/Coach/Speaker/TrainerI'm thrilled to be able to interview PSI's founder! Let's start by looking back a bit further, before PSI. Your degree was in sociology in 1967. What sparked…
How to manage your relationship with your spouse during COVID-19By: Megan Richardson, LMFT, NCCThere is no doubt that COVID is putting a strain on a lot of aspects of our life, one of them being our relationships. While some couples may…
We are with you during this time of global pandemic. PSI is strong and ready to help you feel connected, comforted, and able to help you volunteer or provide services for other families. Stay in touch and let us know what you need. Click on…
How to Work From Home: Parents Edition
by Melodye Phillips
As the reality of the Coronavirus hit America shores, millions of parents were thrust into the difficult role of working from home- with their children out of school, hobbies, sports,…
Featured PSI Member: Silvia Wetherell MIC, PMH-C
Registered Counselor
PSI Certification in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C)
Ph.D. Student: Applied Psychophysiology
PSI Volunteer: Singapore Coordinator Tell us a little about yourself…
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…
Growing your Village: A guide for new parents
Looking to the future: Letters from PSI Board Members: Chris Raines, Liz Verney and Ann Smith
How to Advocate for Your Own Mental Health
How To Support A New Mom Who Is Struggling With Postpartum Depression
Mom Genes Research
PSI and Black Lives Matter
Trauma, new parenthood, and the pandemic
Featured PSI Member: Jane Honikman
How to manage your relationship with your spouse during COVID-19
PSI COVID-19 Resources
How to Work From Home: Parents Edition
Featured PSI Member: Silvia Wetherell MIC, PMH-C
Friendship for New Mothers
Featured PSI Member: Sara Rashid, MA, LCPC
No Parent Alone