Posts by Perinatal Support Washington
Perfect to Panicked: My Struggle With Postpartum Anxiety
By: Haley Bradenburg, PS-WA Clinical Extern Content warning: Postpartum Anxiety, intrusive thoughts Dear Perinatal Support Washington community, In 2014 I had an incredible homebirth with a midwife for my second son’s birth. We both had minimal or no complications. I felt empowered, and, as though nothing could possibly hinder my ability to be the best…
Read MoreNot All Sunshine And Glitter: Postpartum Anxiety & Trauma
By Clysta Cole, PS-WA Staff Content warning: Postpartum Anxiety, intimate partner violence, PTSD Waqaa! (Hello) My Name is Clysta Cole, I am Inuit/Yupik, a mother to 6, I want to share my story with you, I offer this to you so that you may take from it what is useful and leave what is not.…
Read MoreMy Fight To Stay Afloat: Postpartum Anxiety
By Angie Myers, PS-WA Board Member Content warning: Postpartum Anxiety, intrusive thoughts When my son Joseph was born, I was elated after a wonderful delivery with an incredible OB. During my maternity leave, my spring baby and I took daily walks and did lots of tummy time. I was on cloud nine, feeling like maybe…
Read MorePostpartum Psychosis in A Pandemic: My Story Part 2
By: Allie Lindsay Johnson, PS-WA Executive Director Content warning: Postpartum Psychosis, NICU With my experience of depression following a miscarriage, I was on the look-out for signs of depression. It never occurred to me I’d develop the most rare of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: Postpartum psychosis. My little girl Evie’s IUGR – intrauterine growth…
Read MoreMy Story of Loss: From Feeling Isolated to Understood
By: Heather, Parent Education & Resilience Collaborative (PERC) participant If you are in the process of trying to be a parent, pregnant, or parenting and living in King County, our local Parent Resilience Specialists are available for you to help make those strides with confidence. To get more information call our Warm Line (1-888-404-7763) and ask…
Read MoreResources for Creating Anti-Racist Perinatal Mental Health Practices
Live Trainings: Please visit our website to see a list of community trainings coming up. https://perinatalsupport.org/for-providers/ Self Paced Trainings available on demand: Hey, White Therapist, Here’s Where We Start (Ep. 92) A Free 1 CE Credit Hour Podcast Continuing Education Course Moving Beyond Cultural Competence to Anti-Racism 6 Crucial Steps to Decolonize Your Therapy Practice…
Read MoreResources for Healing Racial Trauma
Perinatal Support Washington recognizes that resources to heal racial trauma is not the cure for the impact of racism on Black communities. Instead, consistent action to dismantle systems that are inequitable and based on white supremacy are the actions needed. The resources listed have been compiled to provide added support for the Black community while…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Information and Links for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
Updated 3/24/2020 FAQ for pregnancy, birth, and newborns: We are hearing reports that hospitals are limiting support people at births, screening support people before allowing them in, and possibly separating birthing parents who are symptomatic from newborns. There is also the potential for a lot of misinformation, or conflicting information. If a parent is full…
Read MoreCOVID Resources for Therapists, Birth Professionals & Health Care Providers
Resources for Health Care providers: Free account with Headspace https://www.headspace.com/health-covid-19 Free/low cost virtual platforms: https://www.hca.wa.gov/billers-providers-partners/prior-authorization-claims-and-billing/request-zoom-license-connect Google Hangouts Meet – HIPAA compliant available through Gsuite $5-10 per month. Regroup Therapy- free HIPAA compliant software Weekly Support Meeting for those that are Helpers Community Connection Circle Facilitated by Crystal Gurney Most Tuesdays- for more info on meeting…
Read MoreMindfulness and Stress Reduction Resources for People of Color
Stress Reduction Resources (mindfulness, movement, meditation) Updated 4/13/2020 Stress reduction sites Center for Mindfulness Stress Reduction UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Center– UCSD Center for Mindfulness COVID Response Stress Reduction Resources by and for People of Color Spanish Mindfulness Audio links to listen and practice: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/free-online-mindfulness-courses/uclas-guided-meditations-english-spanish/ Audio links to listen and practice: http://bilingualmindfulness.com/guided-meditations Handouts, FAQs about mindfulness practice, RAIN worksheet https://www.tarabrach.com/en-espanol/…
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