Remember that time when you heard an infant wailing and it almost felt like nails on a chalkboard? Well, you are not alone in your reaction! New research suggests that the cry of an infant is a biologically evolved means of survival and serves as a cue in the caretakers brain to attend to theContinue reading “Why Your Head Hurts When an Infant Cries”
Category Archives: Parenting and Young Children
Navigating New Parenthood – The Mini Guide
Together with several awesome Bay Area pregnancy, birth and baby experts I contributed to a mini guide for expecting parents as well as parents of newborns. It is a collection of tips about pregnancy, birth and new parenthood to help you on this new journey you have stepped on. Here’s a little teaser of myContinue reading “Navigating New Parenthood – The Mini Guide”
Love on the Brain
Couples therapy can help you to deepen your connection to your spouse.
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn
“A hilariously candid account of one woman’s quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, with life-changing real-world advice.” Thank God this book has been written and published. I can’t tell you how many times a mom has mentioned to me how desperately she would love relationship counseling for her and her spouseContinue reading “How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn”
Postpartum Depression and Teen Moms
Teens are twice as likely as adults to have postpartum depression.
My Daughter and The Mean Girls
As a private practicing therapist and a school-based counselor for an elementary and middle school, I work with cliques, mean girls, hurt feelings, and teasing on a daily basis. But having to watch my own daughter go through it hits my heart-strings on a more personal and emotional level.