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Perinatal Mental Health Alliance August Provider Spotlights

Provider Spotlight “Some of the most important ways I nourish and take care of myself include spending time with my children, family, and Métis community. This also includes spending time on the land and engaging in cultural activities…
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Perinatal Mental Health June Spotlight

Provider Spotlight "After giving birth, I fell into a deep depression due to a lack of information from my medical providers and family environment. It took me a long time to get the right treatment. I stopped taking medication when my son…
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First PMD training for BIPOC providers

Over 55% of birthing people in Arizona identify as a person of color (Lewandowski et al., 2020); however, the amount of BIPOC birth workers trained in perinatal mental health does not reflect these numbers. Together Lakisa Muhammad, CPM,…
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La Alianza Maternal Mental Health Week

#EnRedNosSostenemos, or ‘Supporting each other as a network,’ was the slogan for La Alianza en Español World Maternal Mental Health Week 2023 campaign. This initiative connected organizations and individuals worldwide to raise awareness…
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“I can’t be depressed – I’m Black!”

I’ve heard a number of my African American male clients – mostly new dads – say some version of the statement in the title of this piece and it never really gets easier to hear. When you tease out the multiplicative contributions of…
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Perinatal Mental Health May Provider Spotlight

Provider Spotlight In response to the lack of comprehensive reproductive resources available in the Las Vegas Valley for BIPOC communities, birth workers, and perinatal professionals Heart & Sol Collective was formed by Kaleigh Mancha…
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When Eating Disorders and Perinatal Mental Health Collide

  She sat tucked into the corner of my office couch, eyes downcast, body rigid, hands tightly folded in her lap below her slightly swollen belly as the silence in the room began to bloom until it felt like a cloud full of rain right…
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National Infertility Week April 23rd-29th

After experiencing miscarriages and infertility challenges, Olymphia O’neale-White underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF). She was shocked and disheartened her medical providers did not offer her emotional support or referrals to a mental…
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Perinatal Mental Health April Provider Spotlight

Provider Spotlight “I am a mother who has been in the dark depths of postpartum depression and I understood the importance of finding help that culturally resonated with me as a black woman. I am grateful I had the knowledge and access…
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World Doula Week :March 22nd-28th

  “I began my journey of becoming a postpartum Doulo(a) in 2020 when I was having my second child. This  passion was ignited because of the many questions I had as a father and someone supporting a birthing person going…
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Semana Mundial de la Salud Mental Materna

Por tercer año consecutivo nos sumamos a la Semana Mundial de la Salud Mental Materna llevando a cabo nuestra campaña #EnRedNosSostenemos, con el objetivo de crear conciencia sobre la importancia de la salud mental…
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Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider March Blog

Provider Spotlight “I’ve always believed everyone deserves to have a beautiful and carefree childhood. Many do not and I cannot change that; however, what I can do is try to guide and support new parents to be the best version of themselves…
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Before, During and after Birth: Representation Matters

Hello, beautiful humans. My name is JaNina, and I am a trained full-spectrum doula. I am currently supporting my community through my own business DoulaMeWright, a local doula agency, Music City Doula, and through a program called Doulas…
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Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider January Blog

Provider Spotlight “Oftentimes, women and couples are overloaded with information when trying to conceive, experience an emotional crisis, are expecting, or postpartum. We understand the fear and emotional toll Black women and couples…
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