The postpartum period is a time of adjustment and adaptation for the vast majority of parents. It’s a time to navigate new responsibilities and the many challenges of caring for a newborn. It can be particularly stressful for mothers, who…
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” “Nice to meet you. What do you do for work?” “I’d love to follow up. Do you have a business card?” In the United States, it’s common to talk…
By now, the term “imposter syndrome” is familiar to most of us. We’re likely to have at least picked up on its meaning: feeling a lack of confidence in our qualifications to hold the position we’re already in. Put simply,…
To get a clear picture of the teen mental health crisis in the United States, we need only glance at new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES), conducted just last year.…
Pregnancy is a process. And not a simple one. Over the course of nine months, your pregnant body is shifting in countless ways to nurture and then prepare to birth a growing child. What Is Postpartum Depression? Many parts of…
If you’ve ever caught a rerun of the 1980s sitcom Designing Women, you may be familiar with Julia Sugarbaker’s epic takedowns. No matter what was happening in the episode, this character was laser-focused and whip-smart. She had a comeback for…
It’s easy to see how our mental health can impact our exercise routines. After all, if we’re feeling anxious or blue, we’re less likely to want to jump out of bed for a workout. But what about exercise for mental…
Living in an “unprecedented time” hasn’t changed the day-to-day reality for most of us. We need to go to work, we need to put food on the table, pay bills, and handle our personal obligations. There are family and friends…
Our American culture tends to prize success above all things. And the usual definition of “success” sparks visions of the always-moving person – high-powered executives, elite athletes, and hustling small business owners. By contrast, the idea of rest or stillness…
You’re a high-performance person. You have plenty of things on your plate to keep you busy – and most days, you feel like you’ve got it together. But the more successful you become, the busier you get. And sometimes, you…