The first step to getting help, is becoming aware that there is a name to what you are experiencing, and that there is hope and help out there.
Today I’m talking with Lyndsey Proctor who owns a outpatient treatment center for mothers who are experiencing postpartum depression, and anxiety. I am so grateful Lyndsey shares her knowledge with us today, as it could be the first time you are hearing that you are not crazy, and that it’s okay to get help.
Today on The Cultivated Family Podcast I wanted to share an story and way of looking at grief that I heard very soon after Aria died. It has stuck with me, and now that I’ve lived a few years with my grief, I resonate more and more with it. Grief really does come in waves, it will be with us the rest of our lives.
In today’s conversation, listen in as Melissa from Josiah and Co shares about her precious angel babies. She has experienced 8 pregnancies, and 2 children living here on this earth. Melissa has fueled her grief into crocheting and makes booties with heaven babies in mind. She shares about what it’s like to experience pregnancy after loss, and what it’s like to walk the line between grief and relief.
In this episode we dive into:
-The hidden grief that comes with infertility
-How Danelle and her husband made the decision to start the adoption process
-Their experience with a failed adoption, and how that has changed them
-The ways she was grieving that were not serving her, and the tools and methods she uses now to cope with her grief
-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
-2 Ways I visualized PTSD
-How I found out I had PTSD
-Stories of my experiences with PTSD
-HOPE: It’s possible to get help and possible to get better
-My experience with Eye-Movement-Desensitization- and Reprocessing (EMDR)
-Other ways of rebuilding pathways in our brains
Websites to find a therapist trained in EMDR
Download a Free Grief Journal for grieving Mothers here
www.bit.ly/griefandlossjournal
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