PSI Provider Directory – November 2022

What is the PSI Provider Directory?It is an online directory of perinatal mental health providers from all across the United States, as well as Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The first of its kind, the directory includes psychotherapists,…

Holding Space for the Joy and Pain in Adoption

November is National Adoption Month. As we enter the month of November, I find it very important to acknowledge the diverse and complex experiences of individuals who are in the adoption community. Whether they are people who were adopted,…

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider October Blog

Karla Cardoza, LMFTMeet Karla Cardoza, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a small private practice who lives outside of Sherman Oaks, California with her husband and furry pet Onyx. Karla specializes in perinatal mental health…

A Chat With Dvora Entin on Our Perinatal Loss Training: Clinical and Supportive Care

Tell us about the training.PSI has initiated a brand-new training on perinatal loss. This includes loss for any reason, including termination for medical reasons, miscarriage, multiple losses, and other challenging loss experiences. The…

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider Blog – September

Reginald DayMeet Reginald Day, a man who wears many hats. He’s a Certified Lactation Consultant, creator of the Get At Me Dad podcast, Fatherhood Expert, Southeast Michigan IBCLCs of Color, Nature's Playhouse Fatherhood support group…

Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Stigma & Challenges

 Rosie’s Story: A Struggle with Postpartum OCD“Rosie* needs help. Something is wrong and I need to help her.” These are the first words I hear as I pick up the phone. Rosie’s husband is frantic and does not know what…

Maternal Suicide: Reducing the Stigma

Maternal Suicide Maternal suicide. It’s something we don’t discuss enough, despite the stark reality of the problem. Although society is getting better at talking about mental health and normalizing mental illness, we shy away when…

5 Mental Health Risks Many Lactating Parents Face 

Mental Health Risks Many Lactating Parents FaceMoorea Malatt LEC, PMH-C  Many studies show how beneficial human milk is for babies and lactating parents and how breastfeeding and bodyfeeding* can be very supportive of parental mental…

Maternal Mental Health Month

  Events taking place during the month of May (Each item listed below has a link to website) May 2-8th – Maternal Mental Health Week May 4th - World Maternal Mental Health Day  May 6th – Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day May…

#BecauseOfYou

#BecauseOfYou This giving season, we want to bring awareness to the prevalence of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders, such as Postpartum Depression or Anxiety.We want to hear from you! As part of #BecauseOfYou, would you share your story,…

She wanted everything under the sun

She wanted everything under the sun by Bethany Neubarth  Breastfeeding trauma and grief matter. Women who have been through a difficult time breastfeeding can show signs of trauma. They can have anxiety when they think about breastfeeding…

Twenty Years Later

Twenty Years Later - The story behind the Yates Children Memorial Fund Written by: Vanessa Park Told by: Mary Parnham When Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary Yates woke up in their Houston, TX home on June 20, 2001, they did not know it was…

Ellen’s story

I am an engineer with a type A personality. I am an athlete and your classic control freak. I love data and firmly believe that “knowledge is power.” I thought I had all the facts about giving birth, having a newborn, and what postpartum…

Julia’s Story

This is not my first baby, my third baby, but it was my first experience with any type of postpartum mood disorders. I knew it was a possibility for me because I had struggled with generalized depression anxiety before. And I knew that…

Eszter’s Story

 Postpartum Depression and Anxiety is the "sneakiest" and most stigmatized mental illness in my opinion. Sneaky, because it can sneak up on you anytime in the perinatal period, even after recovery, the traces of guilt can show up…