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Parenthood and mental health, part 2: Postpartum challenges and parental support

June 8, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood may cause or exacerbate mental health conditions like anxiety, postpartum depression, and more.

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Parenting Parents Postpartum Pregnancy

Families and mental health: Dynamics, relationships, therapies

June 7, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Learn how family dynamics shape your mental health and vice versa, and how to help yourself or a family member struggling with mental illness.

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Children Family Parents Relationships Siblings

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Taking our anxiety back to school

June 6, 2023 | Written by Amye Archer, MFA | Featuring Janine Halloran, MA, LMHC

Heading back to school feels much heavier than it used to. Follow this practical advice to help take care of your kids’ mental health—and your own.

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Anxiety Children Education Emotions Family Parents School Teens

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Women and mental health

May 31, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Women face unique mental health concerns that are often overlooked or misunderstood. Learn more about these challenges and how to find support.

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Aging Gender Hormones Identity Parents Self-Care Women

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To end violence against teen girls, start with teen boys

May 16, 2023 | Written by Amye Archer, MFA | Featuring Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD

Teen girls are reporting more assaults, mainly by boys their age. How can we get to the root of the problem by addressing signs of violence before it starts?

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Anger Culture Family Group Therapy Isolation Men Parents Sexual Assault Teens

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Ask a Therapist: Parenting hacks

May 12, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team | Featuring Janine Halloran, LMHC, and Kate Sample, LPC

Join host Amye Archer and parenting experts Janine Halloran and Kate Sample for advice on blending families, helping kids make new friends, and more.

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Ask a Therapist Children Family Parents Social Media Teens

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Powerful as a mother: The magic that happens when moms join forces

May 12, 2023 | Written by Amye Archer, MFA | Featuring Chelsea Bodie, MACP, Caitlin Slavens, MC, and Muffy Mendoza

Moms are often nurturers and protectors. The urge to care for others comes from a place of strength, and it can make an impact far beyond our own families.

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Community Family Group Therapy Identity Parents Society Women

Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders

May 10, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

As many as 20% of kids develop a tic during childhood. Usually they fade away on their own, but sometimes they point to a disorder like Tourette syndrome.

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Brain Children Disorders Habits Mind-Body Parents Physical Health Social Anxiety Stress Teens

How to stay friends when your friends have kids

May 5, 2023 | Written by Elise Burley

Even if you’ve been tight forever, friendships change when one of you becomes a parent. Can you stay connected after your lives take such different paths?

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Aging Children Friendship Guilt Loneliness Parents Relationships

Parenthood and mental health, part 1: Pregnancy and childbirth

May 4, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Pregnancy and childbirth can be exciting, fraught, and everything in between. Mental health challenges are common during this life transition.

Topics:

Childbirth Parenting Parents Postpartum Pregnancy