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End of Summer – Back to School

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…

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…

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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From Adoptee to Board Member and Beyond

Adoption, Children, Family, Mother

Pregnancy Taking Care of Yourself

Children, Mental Health, Mother, Postpartum, Pregnancy

At Hopeful Beginnings, we talk a lot with mothers and families about taking care of themselves during pregnancy and after baby is born. As a social service agency that provides counseling, generally we are referring to taking care of the parent’s emotions and well-being. However, it is also important for new mothers to…

One child vs two

Children, Family, Mother

One versus Two When I tried to picture what parenting two babies under two years old would look like, I could only imagine utter chaos. I saw myself holding two screaming babies. Everyone, including me, was covered in tears. And poop. As a pregnant momma, I struggled to fathom having any further responsibilities…

Fathers Experiencing Postpartum Depression – PPD

Children, Family, fathers, Mental Health

In 2022, Hopeful Beginnings was proud to take on our first few male clients into our mental health/counseling program. It was a much-needed mindset adjustment for myself as a human services professional and for the agency. Having worked for much of my career listening to victims of domestic violence, I will always be…

Mother’s fear of seeking Mental Health Support

Children, Counseling, Mental Health

One of the most common fears that prevent new mothers from seeking mental health support is the fear that their child (or children) will be taken away from them if they reveal that they have “dark” or intrusive thoughts. As a woman and a mother who sits in a position of privilege -white,…

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