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Hey Mammas – listen to your body

Listen Hey mamas, what is your body trying to tell you? Take a moment. Check-in. How did that deep breathe in and out feel? Can you tip that head to one side then the next to release some of that neck tension? Is there bloating, cramping, aching, or other pain that we…

End of Summer – Back to School

Back to school, Children, Mother

Summer Ends The time has come for us to trade our pool gear for school gear. Whether you’re prepping your little one for year one of preschool or an older child for their last year of grade school, we all feel the shift in energy. There’s anticipation that is usually accompanied by…

A Mom’s Happy Place

Child Birth, Children, Mental Health, Mother, self care

Happy Space Do you have a happy space? My house on a regular basis is overflowing with sippy cups, stuffed animals, crayons, and bags (for some reason?). I know I must not be the only one tripping over last month’s Happy Meal toy or feeling the millions of crumbs stuck to the…

Moms using Doctor Google

Children, Doctor Google, Family, Mother's

Doctor Google We’ve all been there as mothers. We find a small spot on our baby’s body or we question their gross motor development and off we go! To Doctor Google. We search and spend sometimes hours combing research articles that we barely understand (at least I don’t) and scrolling through mom forums…

Your body after baby

Child Birth, Mom Self Care, Mother, Newborn, post-baby body, self care

Body after baby In this social media age, our physical appearance is highlighted, displayed, and judged regularly. This contributes to the common distress and anxiety following one of the most drastic and invasive physical changes possible: pregnancy. Creating life is a wonderful thing; however, the aftermath of a body postpartum is unmistakable…

Things to know about adoption

Adoption, Child Birth, Counseling, Infant, Mother, Newborn, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Social Worker

How to help when a mom needs to consider adoption Social workers have really interesting jobs. I work in an office full of social workers and I am constantly amazed at their ability to tackle difficult conversations with clients about difficult life circumstances. The way they teach and empower clients to try…

Perinatal Anxiety & Perinatal Depression

Anxiety, Children, Counseling, Family, Mental Health

When my kids were very young, summer was always the most stressful time of year for me. I felt a tremendous amount of pressure to make the most of each day, plan amazing family trips, make memories and somehow relax while doing it. What summer meant to me was the constant fear of…

Safe Haven Law

Child Birth, Infant, Newborn, Safe Haven, Safe Haven Law, Safe Haven locations

You may have read a recent article about a firefighter in Florida adopting the baby, who was dropped at his fire station under the Safe Haven Law. We hope you read and share the information below as a way to help spread the word of this life saving law and how it works…

Happy Mother’s Day Mom

Mother, Mother's

Happy Mother’s Day by Julia Kitzinger Mother’s Day is soon approaching, and it just feels right to give a shout out to all the mammas out there. Mothers do so much for their families and make all sorts of sacrifices for their kids, and most of those sacrifices go unnoticed. This day is…

Child Abuse and Neglect

Abuse, Child Abuse, Children, Neglect

Child abuse is an ugly thing: this is a fact that most of the world can agree on. However, there is a form of child abuse – the beatings with objects, the hitting and physical abuse – that is most prevalent in the media and dramatized in movies and shows. In these depictions,…

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Hopeful Beginnings of St. Mary’s Services was established in 1887, with the vision of providing every child a good home. We continue this mission with adoption services and maternity counseling services.

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