How PTSD Causes Insomnia

How PTSD Causes Insomnia

For people living with PTSD, lying awake at 3 a.m. with a sense of doom or a pounding heart isn’t uncommon. For some, it is most nights. Insomnia rides alongside PTSD so often that the two are difficult to separate, yet it rarely gets discussed with the...
How OCD and Perfectionism Feed Into Each Other

How OCD and Perfectionism Feed Into Each Other

People often throw around the sentiment that they are “so OCD” about things casually in conversations. This usually is in reference to an organized desk or a color-coded closet. The reality of obsessive-compulsive disorder is much more complex than a preference for...
Tools for Managing Postpartum Anxiety and OCD

Tools for Managing Postpartum Anxiety and OCD

Becoming a parent is one of life’s greatest transitions, but for many people, that transition comes with certain fears and intrusive thoughts that go beyond standard new-parent nerves. Postpartum anxiety and postpartum OCD are two common mental health conditions that...
Understanding Birth Trauma and Its Impact

Understanding Birth Trauma and Its Impact

Bringing a child into the world is one of the most significant experiences a person can have. As joyful as it is, many also find it to be equally frightening. When a birth does not go as planned, or when the physical and emotional demands of labor are too overwhelming...
How to Recognize Codependency Enmeshment

How to Recognize Codependency Enmeshment

Relationship dynamics as a whole are complicated. There are layers of complexity that can pose certain challenges under the radar. Not every relationship will experience them, but when present, they are important to address. There is a particular kind of closeness,...