Cadrae’s Story At PSI, we understand that storytelling has the power to save lives, and we are honored to provide a space for survivors to share their stories. This article is part of a subsection of the PSI blog dedicated to survivor stories. Please note that this story has not been edited, and caution is

By Dr. Madison Randolph, PsyD, PMH-C Any veteran or first-time caretaker can relate to the difficulties of caring for another human life. The responsibilities associated with caring for a baby can feel overwhelming and daunting. Whether you are the birthing parent or not, the anticipation, the loss of sleep, role transition, and pure excitement of

What I Learned in Therapy That Changed My Life By Nancy Goh Kelly, MPH I learned something in therapy that changed everything: radical acceptance. First, some context. I have two little ones–a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old. Mental health and wellness have always mattered to me. After my first baby, I became a local coordinator for

Lo que he aprendido hasta el momento y lo que me espera Por Zuania Capó, MHC-LP/LAC Cuando me uní por primera vez a PSI Alliance Fellowship de Postpartum Support International (PSI), sabía que sería una oportunidad para profundizar mis conocimientos sobre salud mental perinatal, pero nunca hubiese imaginado lo transformador que sería. Ahora, varios meses

Where This Fellowship Has Taken Me So Far and What’s Coming Next By Zuania Capó, MHC-LP/LAC When I first joined the Postpartum Support International (PSI) Alliance Fellowship, I knew it would be an opportunity to deepen my knowledge of perinatal mental health—but I didn’t realize just how transformative it would be. Now, several months into

Working Through Postpartum Mood Disorder and a Traumatic Birth: A Partner’s/Father’s Roadmap to Recovery

Below you will find a list of those people who have received their PMH-C’s in January 2024.   The state listed is accurate as of 1/2024. United States AK Erin Maloney-Saggiomo, MA, LPC AL Anja M. Dailey MSN, RNC-OB AR Mallory Bockelman AZ Dawn Benford, MSN, PMHNP-BC AZ Danya Kneble LPC AZ Colleen Laszakovits CA Erin

Trigger Warning When you spend your entire career caring for pregnant patients and newborns, there is this expectation, both of yourself and from others, that the transition to motherhood will be easy. I knew what to expect, from a medical perspective, from pregnancy through delivery. I had cared for hundreds of families for almost a

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Trigger Warning: postpartum psychosis, hallucinations, infanticide Mothers suffering from postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder (PPOCD) will be terrified of their disturbing thoughts, while those with postpartum psychosis (PPP) won’t. Oversimplifications like these can be found in articles and TikToks as though they are verses of perinatal gospel. More concerningly, they can even be heard at perinatal mental