by Morgan Slade | Mar 9, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
Moral Scrupulosity and Contamination Fears: How OCD Can Affect New Moms Becoming a new mom is an overwhelming experience, filled with joy, exhaustion, and an intense desire to protect your baby. But for some mothers, this natural instinct to keep their baby safe can...
by Morgan Slade | Feb 27, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
Your Thoughts and Feelings Are Not Always Worth Your Energy Should you always trust your gut? Have you ever had a thought or feeling that completely derailed your day? Maybe it was a disturbing thought that left you questioning yourself or a wave of anxiety that...
by Morgan Slade | Feb 7, 2025 | Blog, Maternal Mental Health, Uncategorized
Cognitive defusion is a concept from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) that helps us create space between ourselves and our thoughts—especially distressing ones. When OCD presents intrusive thoughts, it often makes them feel urgent, personal, and absolutely...
by Morgan Slade | Aug 22, 2021 | Blog, Maternal Mental Health
WHAT IS EMDR There are many myths and circulating narratives describing EMDR, largely due to its profound impact on the treatment of trauma in modern psychotherapy. Eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) utilizes Bilateral Stimulation and Dual Attention...
by Morgan Slade | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog, Maternal Mental Health
Control freak… if you’ve ever heard of this term or adopted it as a character trait you might find yourself having rigid standards that make it really difficult for you to adapt to change. Controlling everything and everyone in your space is not control… that’s...
by Destinyseowerkz | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog
More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, it has become clear that many Americans are struggling with a variety of mental and emotional challenges. For new moms, those challenges can be especially overwhelming. What you might not realize is just how pervasive...
