For Professionals
Holding Space for Grief: Honoring Perinatal & Infant Loss
By Marquita Straus October is Perinatal and Infant Loss Awareness Month, a time for us to pause as a collective and acknowledge the profound grief experienced by families whose babies…
Read MoreAn Interview with Kiley Hanish, Founder, Return to Zero: HOPE
By Kiley Hanish Tell us a little about your organization, who it serves, and what need it fills In 2014, we released the film RETURN TO ZERO, a story about…
Read MoreAn Interview with Gigi Perez, IMAGINE Facilitator
1. What is the IMAGINE Study and who is eligible to participate? The IMAGINE Study is a pilot program designed to explore how digital peer support groups can help pregnant…
Read MoreWhat Tahlequah Can Teach Us About Perinatal Loss
Written by Elizabeth Moore Simpson Tahlequah (J35), a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) who became locally and perhaps internationally famous in 2018 when she publicly mourned her deceased calf, is…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight -Nicole from the Warm Line!
The Parent Support Warm Line is often our entry point to all of the services we offer. The Warm Line is answered by staff and volunteers who share life experiences…
Read MoreAn Interview with Addelle Diedesch, PERC Program Manager -Skagit County
We spoke with our Skagit County Parent Resilience Program Manager about what sets the program apart, goals, and recent expansion. How is Skagit PERC serving the local community in Skagit…
Read MoreAn Interview with LeChante’ Raiwalui, our Parent Resilience Specialist/Indigenous Emotional Support ‘Bestie’
(Image of LeChante’ at an event with Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services) Tell us a little about the PERC Program, who it serves, and what sets it apart from other methods…
Read MoreA Conversation about new fatherhood with Nathan Friend, our Warm Line Dad Specialist
Tell us a little about yourself and your background and why you choose to work at PS-WA I am a father to three young children ages 2, 5, and 8.…
Read MoreMeet Kristin Tucker, Clinical Social Worker, UW Lecturer, and proud Queer parent
Tell us a little about yourself and your background! In my professional life, I’m a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in private practice, specializing in working with LGBTQ couples and individuals…
Read MoreAn Interview with Instagram Stars @mamapsychologists
Chelsea and Caitlin, the famous duo behind @mamapsychologists (https://www.instagram.com/mamapsychologists/) were kind enough to grant us an interview about Perinatal Mental Health, barriers to care, organizations filling the gap in resources,…
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