Relationships
Holding 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 with our 2025 Volunteer of the Year
By Rachael Katz The following is an interview with our Volunteer of the Year Rachael Katz. As a volunteer on the Warm Line, she is often one of the first…
Read MoreHelping a Family Become a “Forever Family” Through Adoption
By Zia F. Freeman, MA, LMHC I have worked in adoption, foster care, and provided clinical assistance with families for many years, as well as having run caregiver support groups,…
Read MoreThis World Breastfeeding Week, I’m inviting Palestinian Mothers to the Table
By Elizabeth Moore Simpson [Trigger warning: infant loss] “The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever…
Read MoreCara’s Story
I had my child on April 3rd, 2020. That day is such a blur. It was not how it was supposed to be. It was terrifying and traumatizing, and I…
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 MoreOur Story, by Debbie & Matt
In July of 2021, we welcomed our daughter Sadie into the world. She surprised us by coming two weeks early but apart from that, the birth was relatively complication-free (minus…
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