Category Archives: Perfectionism

Too afraid to share your postpartum depression with your doctor?

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

The mothers with baby blues too scared to see their doctor One in three fear social workers will use illness to take away their child By JENNY HOPE Last updated at 2:09 AM on 3rd October 2011 As many as 35,000 … Continue reading →

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Asking for Help: What Gets in the Way and Why?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

It takes strength to ask for help, it is not a sign of weakness. Published on August 4, 2011 by Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW in This Isn’t What I Expected  Women tend to take better care of everyone else than themselves. Most women … Continue reading →

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The Mommy Myth is alive and well…

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

…. and selling Electrolux. Watching these two commercials made me grab a couple of books from my shelf….. Susan J Douglas and Meredith W Michaels subtitle to their book The Mommy Myth reads: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It … Continue reading →

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