Yay! Jenny is here , with her very own Rainy Day Letter. This letter is short and sweet, but don’t let the brevity fool you. In her wisdom, she packed a whole lot of permission and care into this gem. (Are you new here? A Rainy Day Letter is a message you write to yourself when…
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I’ve been leading the Ithaca PPD support group for 16 months. Since October 2010, our meetings took place at the lovely and amazing community room at the natural parenting store in downtown Ithaca. The owner, Mandy, and her team were so wonderfully supportive. I thought it was perfect: right on the Ithaca Commons (the downtown…
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Look darlings, is here! I adore her, and her blog is one of the most comforting, nourishing, loving places in the whole wide internet. Case and point: on Valentine’s day most of the internet made me want to puke, ? Made me do something good that day. And she is visiting us here, with her…
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I meant to write about the that is happening on Tuesday which happens to be Valentine’s day, but this came out instead. I’m a bit shy about it, but it really is time I told you about Olaaf. He is an imaginary friend, but he is very real. He goes wherever I go, and I…
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My dear friend Jaya works with people on living life from a loving stance of unwavering trust. I worked with her a couple of years ago and she helped me with my relationship with my husband. What I learned from her helped me fight less: fewer fights with him, and more importantly, fewer fights with myself. Jaya…
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Have you noticed the change? This website used to look like this: The clean and popular WordPress Theme Misty Look served me well, but it’s time for bigger and better more flexible things. I’m excited about having a column on each side of the post area, and even more excited about the new navigation and…
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It all started with the Ithaca support meetings, then came the PPD SpeakEasy support phone chat. Since I added classes to the PPDtoJoy offerings, you now have 4 options to choose from. All of my events share these basic ideas: Motherhood is hard, you are not a bad mom, coping skills can make your life…
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Written on
December 30, 2011 by
Yael in
Anxiety,
Comfort-Zone,
Experimenting,
Fear,
Gratitude,
guilt,
Permission-Based Healing.,
Postpartum Depression,
PPDemons,
Progress,
Rainy Day Letters,
Self-Care,
Self-Kindness,
Setbacks,
Trust
And the the giveaway winner is: Laura. Hugs to all who didn’t win this time, more chances coming soon. This post is dedicated to my beloved #ppdchat friends. I’ve been so consumed with creating events and classes here in Ithaca, that I’ve been rather absent on twitter. I miss you all, I’ll be back soon….
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