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Speaking out in support of Reproductive Mental Health
“I don’t want to be the poster girl for anxiety.” That’s exactly what I said during my last therapy session with my psychiatrist at the IWK. I remember it well because even as the words were leaving my mouth I didn’t feel good about them. But in that moment, eight months into my second pregnancy, […]
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Finding your own right way to be a mother
Remember that time when you knew exactly what you were doing and you were completely confident in your abilities as a mother? When you thought, “Oh yah, I got this. I’m totally rockin’ this whole parenting thing?” If you’re nodding your head and reflecting on that precious memory, well played Mama. I salute you. If […]
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Surviving postpartum depression and anxiety
“I think you’re more than just tired” There it was – the truth. It left my husband’s mouth and hit me like ice cold water thrown in my face, stealing my breath and shocking me out of my sleep-deprived denial. We were driving home from the doctor’s office, my eyes still red and puffy. The […]
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Anxious about getting anxious
That’s how I felt when I found out I was pregnant with my second child. After experiencing postpartum anxiety and depression the first time around just the thought of going through it all again made me panic. I desperately wanted to avoid going down that dark road again, so I started seeing a psychiatrist at the […]
Julie Trites
Mind of Her Own
Julie Trites 