I don’t love Christmas. Yah, that’s right. I said it. To the die-hard Christmas fanatics, I know what you’re thinking.…
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Mother’s Day musings of an anxious mother
I had a few tears this morning even before my first sip of coffee. My oldest son – six years…
Dear Facebook, Re: all the things I never told you
Your seemingly innocent question stares back at me from the screen. What’s on your mind? The cursor blinks, waiting for…
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Decision to medicate a tough pill to swallow
The pills were yellow. Bright yellow. Sunshine in a bottle perched on top of the stove alongside the salt and…
Live to Air on the 2014 IWK Telethon
It was about this time last year that I had an opportunity to share my experience on the IWK Telethon…
Beating postpartum anxiety – the sweetest Valentine gift
Two years ago Valentine’s Day took on a whole new meaning for me. There was no candlelit dinner. No chocolate.…
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Speaking out in support of Reproductive Mental Health
“I don’t want to be the poster girl for anxiety.” That’s exactly what I said during my last therapy session…
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Finding your own right way to be a mother
Remember that time when you knew exactly what you were doing and you were completely confident in your abilities as…
Anxious about getting anxious
That’s how I felt when I found out I was pregnant with my second child. After experiencing postpartum anxiety and depression…
