You love your baby. And maybe motherhood is also a lot harder than you expected it to be.
You might have imagined this season would feel different. Instead, your mind never seems to switch off. You're constantly thinking about what needs to be done, worrying about whether you're doing things right, or wondering why everyone else seems to be handling motherhood better than you are.
Maybe you're exhausted but can't relax. You're touched out, overstimulated, or more irritable than you used to be. You second-guess your decisions, feel guilty for needing time to yourself, or put enormous pressure on yourself to be the kind of mother you think you should be.
Or maybe nothing is obviously “wrong.” You love your family. You're functioning. You're getting through the days. You just don't quite feel like yourself anymore.
Does Any of This Feel Familiar?
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Lying awake thinking even though you're completely exhausted
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Replaying parenting decisions and wondering whether you handled them “right”
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Feeling overstimulated by noise, touch, crying, or everyone needing something from you
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Snapping at your partner and then feeling terrible about it
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Missing who you were before becoming a mom
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Comparing yourself to other mothers and feeling like you're coming up short
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Feeling like you should be able to handle it
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Feeling guilty when you take time for yourself
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Having intrusive thoughts that scare you or make you question yourself
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Wondering, “Why can't I just enjoy this?”
If you recognized yourself somewhere in that list, you're exactly the kind of person this space was created for.
You don't need to know whether what you're experiencing is anxiety, depression, burnout, ADHD, a difficult transition into motherhood—or simply too much for too long. We can start with what life feels like right now and figure it out together.
Maternal Mental Health Can Look Different for Everyone
Pregnancy, birth, postpartum, feeding, sleep deprivation, changing relationships and the enormous responsibility of caring for another person can affect mental health in many different ways.
I support women experiencing concerns including postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, birth trauma, intrusive thoughts, overwhelm, identity changes, perfectionism, low self-worth, emotional dysregulation, ADHD-related challenges, and difficult transitions into motherhood.
You don't need a formal diagnosis to begin therapy.