Parenting
How Self-Perception Changes After Having a Child
You look in the mirror and a parent looks back. Your body is different. Your face might look more tired. Your priorities are different. The person you...
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Parenting
Motherhood in the First Years of a Child's Life
Motherhood during early childhood is a particular kind of intense. You're physically present with a dependent being constantly. You're the primary sou...
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Emotions
How to Restore Emotional Resources in the Early Years of Motherhood
The early years of motherhood are emotionally demanding in ways that are hard to anticipate. You're the primary source of comfort for another person....
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Emotions
How Expectations of Motherhood Affect a Woman's Emotional State
Few life transitions arrive with as many unexamined expectations as motherhood. Many women imagine pregnancy, birth, and early parenting based on cult...
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Emotions
Emotional Exhaustion in the First Months of Motherhood
Physical exhaustion in the early months of motherhood is visible and acknowledged. Emotional exhaustion is less visible — and often unacknowledged — b...
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