THERAPY FOR WOMEN IN EAST NASHVILLE
What’s been going on?
Infertility
Your dream of becoming a parent has not happened and you want to point the finger to someone else, but it feels like the failure is with you. Every month you’re reminded of this failure and it’s easier to avoid than deal with it. It feels like everyone around you is having kids and moving forward, but you’re stuck behind the starting line. You would love to go to the baby shower or kid’s birthday, but you’re not in the celebrating mood. When you thought about how your life would look at this point, it was never supposed to feel this way - depleted, depressed, anxious or even resentful. No longer feeling a part of the group but instead feeling adrift and untethered to your closest friends. You want to celebrate the big wins with everyone else, but you’re struggling in plain sight and you don’t want to bring the room down.
Therapy can help move you from a place where things feel hopeless to hopeful. Together we can work through some of your roadblocks to get you feeling more confident and less resentful.
Infant Loss
Perinatal bereavement can happen to any woman regardless of age, race, income level or spiritual beliefs. It can be an extremely sensitive and traumatic experience regardless of the age of the infant. Often times, you experience a barrage of emotions which are difficult to manage while physically coping with the loss. Grief, and its many parts, take up a huge portion of your daily life in the wake of loss. It is important to honor those parts that are struggling within yourself and let the light back in. Your grief is a part of your story and your story matters. I would be honored to walk with you on this path and support the gentler side to support you. You deserve it so, so much.
Difficulty Postpartum
In the days, weeks, months after you welcomed your new baby into your home it has started to get hard. The meal train stopped, the flowers have wilted and sleep seems like a far away hope rather than a consistent reality (for anyone). You hoped and wished for this day to come, but you did not dream of the endless diaper changing, coaxing to sleep, and overall fatigue on you, your spouse, your pets and your relationship. Friends and family are helpful, but you need some real tools to get through this and admitting the hard parts feels most difficult. You’re feeling like things can and should be better, but are unsure how to get out of this rut where you’re behind and constantly worried about what’s around the corner. Anger, sadness, anxiety and intrusive thoughts can happen, but they’re not the end.
You’re not alone and you were never meant to go about this on your own either. Matrescence - the developmental phase of motherhood - is a life-changing experience and it will lead to your best, highest self. Let’s work together so you can start to feel the benefits of this newfound identity and rejoin with your joy!
Motherhood Burnout
Are you doom scrolling and comparing your real life to the filtered lives of others? Does it seem like you’re missing out on what everyone is so happy about? Maybe your kids are stressing you out or you’re caring for your parents that weren't always kind or supportive of you. You’re running around trying to be the best mom, best spouse, best friend, best colleague, best daughter, but you constantly feel behind the ball. Maybe you’re tallying up the “good deeds” you’ve done for others waiting for reciprocity.
However, there seems to be no end in sight since your responsibilities won’t just go away overnight. We don’t have elves that take care of our daily tasks while we’re asleep. You’ve realized the need to wave the white flag and ready for a vacation from the pressure. It is possible to feel better without holding resentment, guilt and burnout. Together we can help you feel confident and wake up without feeling bummed to start the day. Joy and fulfillment are possible again.