Julie Trites

Julie Trites

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  • April 30, 2014

    Speaking out in support of Reproductive Mental Health

    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, […]

  • March 26, 2014

    Finding your own right way to be a mother

    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 […]

  • February 20, 2014

    Surviving postpartum depression and anxiety

    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 […]

  • February 19, 2014

    Anxious about getting anxious

    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 […]

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