Posts Tagged ‘baby’
Guest Community Manager(April) for Lamaze
April 1st, 2012 | Author: Kathy Morelli
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Perinatal Mental Health Join Us at the ICAN Meeting
March 26th, 2012 | Author: Kathy Morelli
Join us on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) of Greater Essex County (NJ) meeting, hosted by Lakeisha Dennis, at 6:30 PM in New Jersey. The meeting will be held at Seton Hall University in New Jersey in the Arts & Sciences Building, near the School of Nursing. 
I will be discussing perinatal mental health, risk factors, birth trauma, differential diagnosis and the ways birth professionals can support their clients/patients.
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Share Your Story – Ann Kirchner’s Birth Trauma and Postpartum Depression Story
February 20th, 2012 | Author: Kathy Morelli
Share Your Story – New series from BirthTouch!
Ann Kirchner, CD(DONA) has graciously agreed to share her personal story of her birth, birth trauma, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and her struggle to just get recognition and diagnosis and treatment for severe postpartum depression.
Valentines Post – And Baby Makes A Family
February 11th, 2012 | Author: Kathy Morelli
You remember the intensity at the beginning of your relationship: you were enveloped in an intense, highly sexual relationship; finishing sentences for each other, craving his body against yours. You ate out when you felt like it, had fun cooking together, and spontaneously escaped to romantic getaways. A life of freedom and fun!
Then, you and your partner planned to start a family together! Baby sex was heavenly. No need for birth control. The primal feeling of making love to have offspring was intoxicating. And when you found you were pregnant! The excitement!
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Infant Sleep Methods Part Five – Dr. Sears
October 25th, 2011 | Author: Kathy Morelli
In Part Five of my Infant Sleep Series, I revisit Dr. Sears’ bed-sharing and attachment parenting books as I am today, the mother of a 17-year-old son and a trained and experienced Licensed Professional Counselor. I first read about Dr. Sears philosophies as a new mother learning how to breast-feed and learning how to parent, so long ago.
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World Mental Health Day Blog Party: Coming Out of the Closet About Depression and Postpartum Depression
October 9th, 2011 | Author: Kathy Morelli
Hey there! Honored to be part of PsychCentral’s World Mental Health Day Blog Party! Today, as an LPC, I could write another professional blog about treatment options or family dynamics; like outline a specific self-care relaxation, expressive or cognitive re-framing exercise.
Perinatal Mood Disorders on Dori’s Word of Mom BlogTalk Radio
October 6th, 2011 | Author: Kathy Morelli
Join me today, Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 2 pm – 3 pm on Dori’s Word of Mom BlogTalk radio discussing pregnancy, birth and postpartum mood disorders! 
Did you know that women are twice as likely to suffer a mood disorder than men, and this risk of depression begins at puberty? Women’s moods are influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. Are you at risk?
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You Are Not Alone – Postpartum Support International’s Conference Whole Care for the Whole Family
September 15th, 2011 | Author: Kathy Morelli
I am in Seattle from Wednesday to Sunday for Postpartum Support International’s (PSI) Annual Conference. I just attended the first day of Psi’s Perinatal Mood Disorders Training with Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA, and Pec Indman, EdD, MFT.
So far so great!
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Facing Your Fears of Parenting a Newborn
September 7th, 2011 | Author: Kathy Morelli
Pregnancy is a time of spiritual & psychological growth, but can also be a time of uncertainty. Personal issues as being in a relationship, balancing career and motherhood, and being a good parent may start to show up. During this time of change, intense emotions may come up as you re-evaluate your ideas about life and relationships.
Much joy and much stress may show up, as you wonder about how it will be to become a parent. If you experienced abuse in your past, you may wonder if you can parent calmly, even if you are determined to break the cycle of abuse.
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Infant Sleep Methods: Part Four- Dr. Karp’s “Happiest Baby on the Block”
June 11th, 2011 | Author: Kathy Morelli
This is number four in my review of the seemingly endless books on Infant Sleep Methods currently out there. I’m demystifying the field of infant sleep for new moms, to make it a bit easier. I mean, who can read a two hundred page book
when you are trying to get some shut-eye with your newborn in the middle of the night?
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