Parenting support
for the cycles you’d rather not repeat

With that change comes joy and a kind of love that’s hard to put into words. It can also bring a surprising amount of loss: of sleep, of time, of income, of the balance you used to have. Sometimes it means losing the belief that you would never repeat your own parents’ mistakes.

For some parents, the strain goes further. Anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, or not feeling like yourself are common, especially in the months after a baby arrives, and they can be hard to talk about. They are also treatable, and reaching out early matters.

Parenting can also bring up old hurts from your own childhood. With support, it can become a chance to understand those experiences and respond to your children in the ways you want to, rather than the ways you learned. At 1A Wellness, our clinicians work with parents to manage overwhelming emotions, care for themselves, and feel more steady and connected with their children.

Maternal depression is a major public health problem in the United States, with an estimated 1 in 10 children experiencing a depressed mother in any given year. By a child’s 12th birthday, about 1 out of 5 fathers will have experienced one or more episodes of depression. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 80% of mothers experience some form of the ‘baby blues’ and 15% experience postpartum depression.