Thank you for joining Stay-in-Bed Mom Blog (SIBMB) for an ongoing positive self-talk series. Self-love starts with positive self-talk. We'll continue to discuss cognitive distortions, or unhelpful thinking styles, through the lens of parenthood. A little cognitive distortion here, a little exaggeration there isn't going to affect your mental state in the short term. However,... Continue Reading →
"I'm a bad mom (dad). I can't do anything right. My kid(s) would be better off without me." What's wrong with me? Good moms (dads) don't think these terrible thoughts. Do you struggle with overcoming negative thoughts? Are you plagued by feelings of guilt, self-doubt, and/or self-loathing? Do you feel nervous and/or anxious sometimes or... Continue Reading →
Ah, the voice in your head...Sometimes your brain can be a mouthy, lying little b!tch or @ss. "I can't do anything right." "I'm a bad mom (dad)." "My kids would be better off without me." Back talk that b!tch (or @ss)! Join me for Stay-in-Bed Mom Blog's (SIBMB) positive self-talk series. Don't trust every thought.... Continue Reading →
Do you have a "Daddy Devotional" or a "Mamantra"? Sharing is caring! Blog followers, join my Insta-tribe of mindful mamas and devoted dadas. Follow these wise parents today on Instagram! Feel Good...Feel Better...Feel Wonderful (because you are)... - @startermama Thank you, @startermama and Bob Wiley (Bill Murray) from What About Bob? (1991) - a favorite... Continue Reading →
What are you longing for in your #momlife? Happiness? Peace? Love? Knowledge? Action? Blog followers, join my Insta-tribe of mindful mamas and devoted dadas. Follow these wise parents today on Instagram! Tomorrow Not Today - @missdee_85 Coffee First - @mothersdirtydishes Love First - @manchestermamachecklist 1 of 2 2 of 2 Play Don't Perform... - @bootsngrace... Continue Reading →
I'm not broken; I'm becoming. I may not have mastered the art of meditation (far from it), but I'm becoming a more mindful mama. I try to take a deep cleansing in and out breath whenever I feel tightness in my chest, AKA "the chest tar". Do you have a mom mantra or "Mamantra"? Mine... Continue Reading →
Hurray. You made it to your baby's twelve month well visit appointment. Baby gets a small toy or a smiley sticker. Mama gets a clean bill of mental health and a pat on the back. During pregnancy and after delivery, many U.S. medical providers screen for postpartum depression (PPD). But after that one year mark,... Continue Reading →
Certainly not you! Postpartum depression (PPD) happens due to the enormous physical and hormonal changes going on in your body. The primary cause of PPD is... the shifting of reproductive hormones following your baby's delivery. Other secondary causes may include... sleep deprivation, inadequate nutrition, isolation, poor partner support, health issues of mom or baby, a... Continue Reading →
As parents, we're prepared for stepping in food, bodily fluids, toys, etc., but a heap of "the baby blues"?!? A pile of postpartum depression (PPD)?!? "It's all good?" No, "it's not all good." Have you met Pete the Cat yet? If not, it's only a matter of time. Pete is a groovy sneakers-wearing cat from... Continue Reading →
For me postpartum depression (PPD) looks like a "thickish figure of a woman" in a poorly lit room. A new mom wears a sour smelling robe stained with spit up. She stares vacantly into a corner, while absentmindedly nursing her newborn child in a dark and heavily draped living room. A gloomy instrumental song plays... Continue Reading →
