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Self-care isn’t a cure-all

My criticism is with the narratives and social construction surrounding self-care, more specifically, mothers’ self-care…

Apr 4, 2020

woman in bathtub with red flower petals floating on water. Photo by Timothy Dykes on Unsplash

Apr 4, 2020

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Mourning the Loss of Pre-Parenthood You

parents talk about three key areas of loss associated with the transition to parenthood: freedom, self-identity, and social/community.

Mar 4, 2020

Mourning the Loss of Pre-Parenthood You

Mar 4, 2020

Notes on letting go

I have a bone to pick with the notion that when something is beyond our control, we should simply “let it go.” Don’t get me wrong; I…

Apr 12

Notes on letting go

Apr 12

Notes on Going Full Steam

If you already feel like you’re going at full steam and then something happens that requires more steam, and you just can’t or you try…

Jan 30

Notes on Going Full Steam

Jan 30

Notes on Friends vs Therapists

“Your friends aren’t your therapist.”

Jan 30

Notes on Friends vs Therapists

Jan 30

Notes on Opting Out

You don’t have to go. you don’t have to do that thing just because someone wants you to. you don’t have to do it just because you’ve always…

Jan 30

Notes on Opting Out

Jan 30

Notes on Hyperindependence

Hyperindependence is America’s toxic trait.

Jan 30

Notes on Hyperindependence

Jan 30

Notes on the Weight of the World

Unscripted thoughts from your* friendly neighborhood therapist.

Jan 29

Notes on the Weight of the World

Jan 29

Notes on Bandwidth

Can we talk for a second about bandwidth? We are finite beings with finite resources. And one of those resources is our energy. Each of us…

Jan 29

Notes on Bandwidth

Jan 29

Notes on Love

Recently, someone asked if I see the same themes in my therapy practice among clients. I responded that there certainly are patterns I…

Jan 29

Notes on Love

Jan 29

Amanda Hardy

Amanda Hardy

Perinatal mental health professional. Trying to create a better world by reminding parents how hard their work is and how much they matter.

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