To take care of yourself, not just on 1 day out of the year, but daily. Today, I am going to talk with you about ideas for a self care plan, along with a simple way to stick to your plan.There are 5 aspects to self care: Mind, body, spirit, reflection, and connection.This is definitely not an exhaustive list. This is to give you an idea and you can tailor it to meet your needs.

Often times though, perinatal distress goes untreated and undiscovered. When postpartum depression goes untreated, at least 40% of these women will continue to have symptoms throughout their child’s school years even. Perinatal distress can impede the mother-infant relationship, cause developmental issues with their child, or complications during the prenatal period.

When I moved to Colorado 10 years ago, my husband and I were still dating at the time and he was living in California. We were doing the long distance relationship thing and wanted to stay more connected than what phone calls could offer. So we decided we would use Skype as another way to stay close. There are many benefits to online counseling. Here are some things to consider. 

Having a good working relationship with your therapist has an impact on the progress you make in therapy. If over time you aren't feeling connected with your therapist have a conversation with them about it and see if that helps and if not look for another therapist. Similar with any service provider if you don't like your dentist you are probably not going to go back and find one better suited to meet your needs.