Tag Archives: perinatal mental health
NICU Trauma and Your Relationship: How Couples Reconnect
NICU trauma can deeply affect a couple's emotional and physical connection long after the baby comes home. Perinatal psychologists explain why parents feel disconnected after a neonatal ICU experience, how trauma reshapes intimacy, and what evidence-based steps couples can take toward genuine intimacy recovery — gently and at their own pace.
Postpartum Rage: How It Affects Intimacy Between New Parents
Postpartum rage is a sudden, overwhelming anger that many new parents experience after birth, and it can quietly become the biggest barrier to physical reconnection in your relationship. Perinatal psychologists explain why this happens, how it affects intimacy between partners, and what small, evidence-based steps can help couples find their way back to closeness.
Pregnancy After Miscarriage Anxiety: What Actually Helps
Pregnancy after miscarriage anxiety affects up to half of all subsequent pregnancies. Perinatal psychologists explain why miscarriage disrupts body trust, how reproductive grief reshapes the experience of pregnancy, and what gentle, evidence-based practices can help you navigate fear and hope at the same time.
Postpartum Depression and Intimacy: What No One Tells You About Finding Your Way Back
Postpartum depression can quietly reshape how new parents experience closeness, turning familiar touch into something foreign. With insight from psychotherapists, this piece explores how couples can navigate the tangled terrain of PPD and intimacy — not by rushing back to who they were, but by building a gentler bridge from where they are now.