Articles by Monica Manewal, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C, CADC II

The postpartum period is fraught with challenges. Along with physical healing, new parents often face sleep deprivation and a range of emotional and personal upheavals, from hormone changes to adjusting partner dynamics. This is the baseline for many. When it comes to more serious postpartum conditions, postpartum depression is the most well-known, followed by postpartum…

Much of the reported data on postpartum depression focuses on cisgender women who identify as “moms”–but we recognize that not all postpartum parents fit into that category. It’s only quite recently that postpartum depression is more frequently part of the pregnancy conversation, after so many generations of the condition existing largely in secret. Still, it…