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What’s Wrong with You

So what is really wrong with us anyway? We have our diagnoses of postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety or postpartum psychosis. We...

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Katherine Velasquez

Mar 19
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Mistaken Identity

It’s amazing, I lived the first 33 years of my life without the slightest clue of who I was. It was a tremendous case of mistaken...

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Katherine Velasquez

Oct 6, 2020
2 min

Maybe Losing Your Mind is the Goal

There’s a little phrase that get’s thrown around quite a bit in the world of mental health with a whole lot of emotion attached. You...

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Katherine Velasquez

Sep 29, 2020
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Parenting is Not an IQ Test

How good of a parent do you think you would be without your brain? Now I realize that is a silly question because you couldn’t do...

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Katherine Velasquez

Sep 17, 2020
2 min

You Were Designed to Feel Good

Would you believe me if I told you that we were designed to feel good? My amazing coach told me that the other day, and I kind of gagged...

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How to be Free of Unwanted Thoughts and Feelings

Katherine Velasquez

Sep 1, 2020
2 min

How to be Free of Unwanted Thoughts and Feelings

You might already know what I’m going to say in this post, but I’m going to say it anyway. It has to do with the true nature of recovery...

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Katherine Velasquez

Aug 20, 2020
2 min

Your Inner Ninja

As you’ve probably noticed, a massive component of my experience (what most people would call postpartum depression or postpartum...

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A Reintroduction to Your Brain, the Admin

Katherine Velasquez

Aug 11, 2020
3 min

A Reintroduction to Your Brain, the Admin

Have you ever been to a business where one of the lower level employees is clearly way out of line? Please don’t get hung up on gender...

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Katherine Velasquez

Jul 28, 2020
3 min

The Movie of ME

Today we're going a little deeper into why it doesn't make sense to pay attention to the thoughts and feeling that pass through us. As...

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Katherine Velasquez

Jul 15, 2020
3 min

It Won't Get Bigger Than You

This past week, we welcomed our second daughter, Noelia, into the world. Her timing was truly impeccable. Contractions started early in...

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Katherine Velasquez

Jul 2, 2020
3 min

Awaiting A New Birth

Today (7/1/2020) is the due date for my second daughter, and here we are, waiting. A wild and inexplicable thing that is both completely...

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Katherine Velasquez

Jun 25, 2020
3 min

You Are Not Your Thoughts

In today’s culture, we tend to take our thoughts very seriously. People get very fired up about their thoughts – what parenting method we...

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Katherine Velasquez

Jun 16, 2020
3 min

You Feel What you Think

We live in a culture that has very much bought into the misunderstanding that external forces create our internal experience. Here are...

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Insomnia in Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Anxiety

Katherine Velasquez

Jun 10, 2020
2 min

Insomnia in Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Anxiety

I spoke last week about my experience of heart palpitations after giving birth. This week I’m going to talk about another symptom that is...

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Katherine Velasquez

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Postpartum Heart Palpitations

I’m going to write a series of blog posts about some of the different symptoms that I experienced after giving birth that caused me great...

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How to Treat Postpartum Depression or Postpartum Anxiety: From SSRI’s to Chinese Skin Pinching

Katherine Velasquez

May 26, 2020
2 min

How to Treat Postpartum Depression or Postpartum Anxiety: From SSRI’s to Chinese Skin Pinching

I tried a lot of things, and I mean A LOT of things to “cure” my postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety. My first stop was a local...

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Seeing the Role of Habit in Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Anxiety

Katherine Velasquez

May 19, 2020
4 min

Seeing the Role of Habit in Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Anxiety

I know that I’ve already talked about how I don’t feel that the classification of postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety as...

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Katherine Velasquez

May 12, 2020
2 min

Who Are You, Really?

There is a specific comment that I often see on support groups for Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Anxiety. It goes something like...

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The Problem with the Labels of Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, OCD or Psychosis

Katherine Velasquez

Apr 16, 2020
2 min

The Problem with the Labels of Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, OCD or Psychosis

What I want to tell you today might be a little shocking for you. One of the number one things that prevent people from recovering from a...

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Why You are Experiencing Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, OCD, or Psychosis

Katherine Velasquez

Apr 16, 2020
2 min

Why You are Experiencing Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, OCD, or Psychosis

Chances are that if you are paying a visit to this little internet space instead of perusing today’s deals on Amazon, you’ve probably...

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