Partners-Dads, Moms and Parents
It Started With an Answering Machine: The Warm Line Turns 35
By Victoria Cherniak, MSW, Senior Warm Line Program Manager This year, we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of Perinatal Support Washington’s (PS-WA) Warm Line with an event on November 7th…
Read MoreMore Than Rainbows
By Emma York-Jones Last month, my son had the privilege of competing in the Little League home run derby. With that privilege came the request for a fun fact to…
Read MoreFather’s Day Reflections from the Warm Line
By Darryl Laferte My engagement with Perinatal Support Washington (PS-WA) as a University of Washington MSW intern was driven by a desire to deepen the practical application of the social work principles…
Read MoreHolding Uncertainty: Understanding the Emotional Experience of Infertility
By Emily McKinley, MSW, LSWAIC I’ll never forget the moment the conversation shifted from possibility to probability – the cascade of numbers, levels, and percentages that translated a lifelong dream…
Read MoreThe Three Comets Meet the Autumnal Full Moon: A Suprise Birth Story
By Darwin and Danielle Told in two parts, a family shares the incredible story of their surprise birth, highlighting the range of perinatal experiences and the importance of community. Darwin…
Read MoreSupport Groups: A Father’s Story of Finding Connection and Hope
By CS Wallis You may be as surprised as I was to learn there’s a support group for dads and dads-to-be. Without diminishing the trials and tribulations that mothers face…
Read MoreAn Interview on Postpartum Depression with Author Daniel Tam-Claiborne
By Daniel Tam-Claiborne Becoming a parent is often framed as a moment of pure joy, but for many fathers, the early days of parenthood can be far more complicated than…
Read MoreHolding 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 MoreDisaster-Proofing Parenthood: 5 Steps to Empower Pregnant and Postpartum Families
By Shakima Tozay, DSW, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C, CCM Imagine trying to evacuate a major community disaster, such as a wildfire, severe storm, or flooding, while being six months pregnant or…
Read MoreFacing Loss Within a Nest of Care
By Rikki Hinz About one month before the Nest of Care Perinatal Grief and Loss training cohort began, I had the tremendously confusing and painful, ambiguous loss that is the…
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