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Caitlin & Chelsea are both Registered Psychologists.
Caitlin is a mom of 2. She has a little boy who is 3 and a one-year-old little girl, which keeps her super busy and on the go!
Chelsea is a mom of 1. Her son was very eager and arrived at 27 weeks gestation and has recently turned one.
They both run private practices, provide virtual support for Alberta-based clients, and together have created MamaPsychologists to provide psycho-education support to parents everywhere.
Between the two of them, they have specialization or training in perinatal mental health, children’s mental health, trauma, parenting concerns, and attachment-based therapy.
They offer support on parent concerns, children’s mental health, perinatal mental health (postpartum anxiety and/or depression, parental burnout, transition to motherhood), birth trauma/NICU, and parenting attachment therapy.
Have a post-partum coping plan. Have an idea how you’re going to deal with stress, recognize your warning signs. Do you have a support system to help you identify if you’re not doing so well? Plan in advance.
Chelsea, MamaPsychologist
Advice for the Post-Partum & Toddler Parenting:
- Recognize how long the post-partum period is: longer than you think it is.
- Buckle your toddler in the carseat and breathe. They’re safe & you can take a mental break.
- Book a Zoom Grandparent date once a week.
- Know that kids are super resilient, even when they’re not constantly with other kids during this pandemic season.
- Give them concerted heart-to-heart contact throughout the day, but don’t worry: they don’t need constant engagement.
- Daily speak mama mantras to remind yourself what is true.
- Carve out time alone every day.
- Set time limits on your work at home.
- Allow for all your toddler’s emotions, and validate them, so they can learn emotional regulation.
- Self-care can be so many different things for so many different people. Maybe it’s going to therapy. Maybe it’s listening to music. Maybe it’s vacumming.
You can find Chelsea & Caitlin online at:
- their instagram page, MamaPsychologists
- their website, Mama Psychologists
- their facebook page, Mama Psychologists
They currently have a 3-ebook bundle focused on a postpartum coping plan, parenting toddlers with big emotions, and behavioural struggles (i.e. screen time, mealtime, and bedtime).
People also ask:
- How to Deal with Toddlers or Preschoolers in our Homeschools
- Post-Partum Parenting, Toddlers & Breaking the Myths of Motherhood
- how to homeschool more than one grade: a tale of four grades
- How do I get a homeschool mama virtual retreat?
- Do you do one-on-one coaching? Why, yes I do!
- homeschooling is no panacea: persistence is required
Get more encouragement in the book: Homeschool Mama Self-Care: Nurturing the Nurturer
Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventure
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Hi! I also wrote an article about post partum depression based on experience.
You might also read it.
here’s the link: https://alexmoreno402474312.wordpress.com/
Thank you !
Thank you! I don’t see the link to it. Have you had experiences with it yourself?