Resources
Steady answers, small practices, and people who pick up the phone.
01 · Reading · 6 min
Naming it is the first step. A gentle walkthrough of the spectrum, from the blues to the pangs of something deeper.
02 · Reading · 4 min
Up to 80% of mothers get the blues. When sadness lasts beyond two weeks, it may be something more — and it's treatable.
03 · Reading · 5 min
Scripts for the hard question — honest answers you can give to partners, family, and yourself.
04 · Reading · 3 min
Why broken sleep distorts everything, and small ways to protect your head when rest is scarce.
In for 4, hold for 4, out for 6. Three rounds, wherever you are — even holding the baby.
Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste. It brings you back to now.
Write one sentence to yourself that you'd say to a friend. Keep it somewhere you'll see it at 3 a.m.
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