Victoria Rutsch, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Ladies, mom shaming has reached a whole new level these past 6 months. Where is this stemming from? Making parenting choices during the pandemic is new and extremely stressful to all of us! Worries and insecurities on doing all of this ‘right’ can sometimes come out as shaming our fellow mamas. What would happen if instead, we showed our vulnerabilities... our worries.... our anxieties, and our stress with the mamas in our tribes? Let’s do a little experiment this week an...d let me know how it goes. Sending you all energy and connection to make it through this week at Mother2Mother community See more

Adoptive parents need to know and understand that PADS is a normal and even predictable crisis, and it does not reflect on an adoptive parent’s desire, willingness or ability to parent. Knowledge, preparation and support are all critical to surviving and moving past PADS. Full post from Adoptions Together: https://www.adoptionstogether.org//why-arent-i-happy-reco/ ... More info and resources from @postpartumsupportinternational: https://www.postpartum.net/get-/adoptive-and-birth-mothers/ See more

Happy world breastfeeding week to all you hard working mamas! Breastfeeding, for any length of time, is an amazing feat and I applauded you! I also applaud the women who made the tough decision not to breastfeed , and to focus on fed is best. You’ve got this mamas!

#motivationmonday for the win. Moms, this statement here is The first couple of months of motherhood can be so trying, yet so beautiful. This post is permission for you to focus on the essentials - your healing, and the forming and bonding of your new/growing family. #maternalmentalhealth #covid19maternalsupport #parentalmentalhealth #ittakesavillage #postpartum #postpartumjourney #perinatalmentalhealth #mommylife #postpartumdepression #postpartumanxiety #postpartumOCD #ittakesavillage #endthestigma #strongasamother #speakthesecret #postpartumsupport #therapist #therapy #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #psychology #counseling #depression #psychotherapy #counselor #mentalhealthmatters #therapistsofinstagram #mindfulness #trauma #therapistlife

#selfcaresunday at its best. Spent time harvesting delicious fruits off of our trees, and snacked on them all day. What do you have growing in your backyards?

Our newest blog is up, and you can find the link above Tonight we're talking about 5 thing we wish our partners without PMADs knew. Let us know if you find any of the point relevant, and there were any that we missed! We'd love to hear from you!