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Articles on motherhood, anxiety, relationships, and the expectations we live with.
With Dr. Jana Rundle · Clinical Psychologist
If I could prepare again, I'd arrange feeding help, start building my village and find someone to talk with about the identity change. A practical plan can support you without needing to predict everything.
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You don't have to enjoy pregnancy to want your baby. Say how it's actually been, get help with the physical symptoms and make room for the feelings too.
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Feeling better physically doesn't put your emotions on a schedule. Talk about scan worries, planning pressure or anxiety after loss, and ask for support during pregnancy.
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You want this baby. You just can't picture surviving the birth. Tokophobia is a severe, persistent fear of childbirth that shapes decisions, and it responds to treatment. Here's how it differs from ordinary worry, what drives it, and what actually helps before your due date.
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Depression during pregnancy is real, common, and often missed. A perinatal psychologist on the warning signs, who is more at risk, getting screened, and the treatment options during pregnancy.
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You survived childbirth. Your baby is healthy. Everyone keeps telling you how lucky you are, how brave you were, how it's all worth it now. But you don't f...
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