Pregnancy and Postpartum Therapy
You’re the picture of well-roundedness.
A driven professional.
A competitive/former/injured/recovering/returning athlete.
An excited parent-to-be.
Someone who has excelled (and wants to excel at all three).
You’ve handled everything life has thrown at you with grit and grace.
You’ve solved problems by bottling emotions and pushing harder.
But now you’re understandably exhausted — from masking, carrying the mental load, doing it all alone (because you’re an independent woman), without the option to fail or fall apart.
And failing isn’t an option here.
Parenthood is for many the most important role that someone can undertake and tiny lives are at stake.
But you haven’t received any real training and are expected to breeze through raising (a) child(ren) without any problems.
Burnt out from doing it all, you realize you never really learned to relate to your feelings in a healthy way, so you:
don’t say what you need
avoid conflict
are terrified of disappointing yourself and others
have no idea what the hell to do with the [sadness, anxiety, guilt, rage] that overtakes you
shut down, feel numb, and go through the motions
barely recognize yourself