by Michelle Mansfield | May 25, 2023 | Boundaries, Communication, Healthy Woman, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Relationships, Resentment, Self Care, Stress
These are two VERY hard things to do. EXTREMELY difficult. So know that I know this as you listen. I still struggle with empathy and compassion. Every day. Whether it’s something connected to my life or when I watch the news, initially my emotions take over and... 
by Michelle Mansfield | May 19, 2022 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Change, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Motherhood, New Parents, Parenting, Parents, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Self Care
Today’s solo episode is giving you some updates on something I’ve been talking about for ummmm…coming on 4 years! Why am I putting this out there? Because it’s something many of you have been encouraging me through, supporting me, waiting for,... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Feb 10, 2020 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Baby Blues, Change, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Self Care, Stress
The circle of women surrounding me had some pretty heavy stories circulating about their postpartum experiences. I had been attending a breastfeeding support group where throughout the hour we could share any stories or ask any questions about breastfeeding, or... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Jan 27, 2020 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Change, Depression, Friendships, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Mom Friends, Motherhood, Parenting, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Relationships, Self Care
As early as preschool, our first “tribe” surrounds us. The walls of the classroom create our first version of relationships, which usually include hitting, pinching, screaming, constant runny noses, pink eye, hand-foot-and-mouth and the rest of the daycare STDs. The... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Nov 11, 2019 | Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Motherhood, Natural, Nutrition, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Self Care, Stress
When I was a new mom, I never knew that there was medication that could possibly help me with the feelings I was having as a new mom. My feelings may not have qualified for a formal diagnosis, I’ll never know, but I will be honest in admitting that it would... 
