What I’m Reading

“Burnout” “Consent (For Kids!)” * This is a highly recommended read for adults -

whether or not you are a parent - as well.

“Under Pressure” “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk”

“Why We Can’t Sleep” “You Are Not a Before Picture”

“Full Catastrophe Living”

"More Than a Body"

“Should I Have Kids?” Click here for article

“Women Are Calling Out ‘Medical Gaslighting’” Click here for article

“Some Men Share Their Secrets Only in Therapy” Click here for article

“How Parents Shape Their Children’s Mental Health” Click here for article

“How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race” Click here for article

“The Talk: It’s Time for White Parents to Take Over a Grim Ritual that Black Families Have Performed for Decades” Click here for article

“You Are Not Alone: Resources for Mental Health” Click here for article

“I Always Pictured Breastfeeding My Kids. Then My Psychiatrist Recommended Against It.” Click here for article

“Top 7 things Black Women Should Discuss with their Ob-gyns” Click here for article

“Why We Body Shame Ourselves, and How to Stop” Click here for article

“The Expensive, Unrealistic, and Extremely White World of ‘Momfluencers’” Click here for article

“Menopause is Having a Moment” Click here for article

"When Postpartum Depression Stole My Husband” Click here for article

“Protecting Your Birth: A Guide For Black Mothers” Click here for article

“Is ‘Momsomnia’ Keeping You Up At Night?” Click here for article

"Reduce the Pressure to Breastfeed” Click here for article

“I Didn’t Bond with My Baby Right Away” Click here for article

“‘No, Breastfeeding Your Children Will Not Make Them Smarter” Click here for article

“After a Miscarriage, Grief, Anger, Envy, Relief and Guilt” Click here for article

“Men Also Grieve Miscarriages” Click here for article

“The Birth of a Mother” Click here for article

*Cherished Excerpt: “Consider the Instagram image of the pregnant and postpartum supermom: a nurturing, organized, sexy-but-modest multitasker who glows during prenatal yoga and seems unfazed by the challenges of leaking breasts, dirty laundry and sleep training. This woman is a fiction. She’s an unrealistic example of perfection that makes other women feel inadequate when they pursue and can’t achieve that impossible standard.”

Demystifying Miscarriage - Click here for article

“What it’s Like to Grieve a Parent you Didn’t Like” Click here for article

“What is Death Cafe?” Click here for article

“Becoming a Parent After the Death of a Parent” Click here for article

"Thriving After Loss” Click here for article

“Five Fallacies of Grief: Debunking Psychological Stages” Click here for article