Preparing for Parenthood: Managing Stress, Anxiety, and Emotional Changes During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Pregnancy and the transition to parenthood can be exciting, meaningful, and deeply rewarding. At the same time, they often bring unexpected emotional challenges. Between hormonal changes, shifting identities, physical recovery, sleep deprivation, and caring for a new baby, many parents experience increased stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm. While some emotional ups and downs are normal, […]
Parenting
Therapy can be an invaluable resource for parents, providing support and tools for navigating the challenges of raising children. Parenting is emotionally demanding, and therapy offers a space for self-reflection, skill-building, and emotional regulation. Here are some key ways therapy can assist parents in improving their parenting: Building Emotional Regulation Parenting is often accompanied by […]
What is somatic experiencing and why is it so crucial to our well-being?
As a therapist, some of the most effective ways I can guide my clients toward healing and healthy coping is by guiding them through the seemingly simple steps of feeling their emotions. As mammals who have complex nervous systems that are responsible for many crucial processes in our brains and bodies, it is important that […]
Life Events
Why would someone seek out therapy for a major life event? Therapy for life events and life transitions is a crucial aspect of mental health care that helps individuals navigate and cope with significant changes or stressors in their lives. These life events can range from positive milestones like getting married or starting a new […]
Pre/Post-Natal Support
Postpartum depression and anxiety (PPD and PPA respectively) are significant mental health conditions that can affect women after childbirth. These conditions impact a person’s emotional well-being, ability to function, and overall quality of life and can hinder a mother’s attachment to her baby. Here’s a detailed look at both: Postpartum Depression (PPD) Definition and Symptoms: […]
What’s in a name? Ursa Counseling Defined
Creating a counseling practice name is no easy task, and feels quite vulnerable. You want to be able to easily pronounce it, understand the mission, and not have it sound too cliche. As the owner of Ursa Counseling and Wellness/Boshardy Counseling & Consulting, I did not want my name to be the face of the […]
Factors that Contribute to an Unhealthy Relationship with Food and Body
The relationship we have with food and our bodies can be very complex and are usually not mutually exclusive. Even if you are someone who hasn’t necessarily struggled in these areas, being a human in today’s society means you have at least been impacted by the many external messages we receive about food and our […]
How does postpartum impact new mothers?
One of the most vulnerable populations are those of new parents. It is also no secret among women that issues that crop up during pregnancy or postpartum are often overlooked by medical professionals. After multiple appointments throughout pregnancy to check the health of the mother and baby, only one appointment six weeks after delivery is […]