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Mental Health

Your mental health is not an afterthought, mama! Motherly is right by your side with judgment-free advice and resources.

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Spotting postpartum depression can be difficult. Here’s why you should enlist your partner’s help

Coming up with a plan together before PPD arises could help you get the care you need sooner.

Updated Apr. 23, 2024
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Meet the first FDA-approved video game to treat kids’ ADHD

68% of parents reported improvement in their child’s ADHD symptoms after 8 weeks of playing EndeavorRx.

Updated Feb. 18, 2022
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Postpartum anxiety stole my joy. Here’s how I got it back (and then some)

My first year of motherhood came with a flood of persistent and overwhelming worry that prevented me from enjoying simple pleasures.

Updated Feb. 13, 2022
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I’m pregnant with my second baby and feeling ambivalent about it

Ambivalence in pregnancy is not only common, it’s normal. Here’s how I’m processing.

Updated May. 24, 2023
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Babywearing did so much for my mental health when I became a mom of 2

Babywearing is about much more than keeping your hands free.

Updated Feb. 21, 2023
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I don’t want kids—but I’ll love yours

I don’t know if other women dream of becoming aunts. But it’s the highest honor I can think of for someone who loves children but doesn’t want her own.

Updated Jan. 12, 2022
best essential oil for headaches

This soothing roll-on is my secret weapon for headaches

And it's affordable, portable and 100% natural.

Updated Jan. 12, 2022
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Mama, just because it’s a new year doesn’t mean you need to be a ‘new you’

Instead of demanding change from ourselves in an ever-changing and demanding world, what about letting ourselves come into growth and change naturally? Let’s travel gently into the new year together. 

Updated Dec. 01, 2023
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Your morning coffee could be making your anxiety worse

Not to be the bearer of bad news, but… here are other energy boosters to try.

Updated Aug. 23, 2022
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How to navigate the 2021 holiday season—safely

It's our second pandemic Christmas, but things are a bit brighter this year.

Updated Dec. 08, 2021
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Mothers are burned out because they carry an entire broken society on their backs

More than ever before, mothers are being asked to do the labor of an entire community—without any load being lightened.

Updated Sep. 30, 2022

AAP says the mental health crisis in children is officially a ‘national emergency’

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other leading pediatric experts such…

Updated Sep. 30, 2022
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10 essential ways new moms can support their mental health

The most important thing? To remember that this is just one season of your life.

Updated Oct. 03, 2023
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5 strategies for coping with a new round of Covid anxiety, from a therapist

It’s our third school year living with Covid. Setting boundaries and managing…

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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