Postpartum and Parenthood
You wanted this. You tried for this, maybe even fought for this. And now you're here, and it's nothing like you expected, and you don't know how to say that out loud because you're supposed to be grateful. So you put on a smile and swallow the rest. You tell people you're tired, because tired is something they can hear. You don't say the other things.
The loneliness that caught you off guard. The feeling that you've lost yourself somewhere in the feeding schedules and the sleepless nights and the relentlessness of it all. The grief for the life you had before, or the birth experience you didn't get, or the parent you thought you would be. Maybe even a darkness you're scared to name, because what kind of person feels this way when they have everything they wanted?
Here's the truth: you can be both grateful and grief-stricken, overjoyed and overwhelmed. What you're feeling isn't weakness or ingratitude, it's what happens when something enormous enters your life.
You don't have to perform here. You don't have to convince me your pain is bad enough to deserve help. You can just say what it's actually been like.
Our Work Together
You don't have to navigate this alone.
Working with a reproductive perinatal therapist can offer something that's hard to find elsewhere: a space that is truly yours. Whether you come alone or with your partner, our work together is centered on you — your story, your experience, your recovery. Together we'll we'll explore what you're feeling, work through the harder feelings, and build real tools to help you manage the anxiety, grief, and exhaustion that can come with new parenthood. The goal isn't just to get through it, but to actually feel like yourself again — as a person, and as a parent.