Alexandra Sacks M.D.
Chamber of Mothers : SIGN UP!
Chamber of Mothers : SIGN UP!
Amplify the NATAL podcast
Amplify the NATAL podcast
Self Magazine: Mental Health in Black Moms is Largely Ignored
Self Magazine: Mental Health in Black Moms is Largely Ignored
Reproductive mental health experts share their thoughts.
NYT: Couples Fighting About Kids and Covid Practices
NYT: Couples Fighting About Kids and Covid Practices
Should the kids use a public bathroom? Is bike riding with friends allowed? Here’s how to deal with a new kind of parenting disagreement.
Romper: Emotional Labor
Romper: Emotional Labor
For a recent school assignment, my 5-year-old was asked to draw a picture of life at home during the pandemic. She drew a family picnic. I’m holding my daughter, and we’re all smiling. I laughed when I saw it, because life is hardly a picnic right…
NYT: Parents Need Stress Relief
NYT: Parents Need Stress Relief
We’re all anxious. Here are ways to cope.
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Sign up: Matrescence Newsletter
Listen to Motherhood Sessions Podcast @gimletmedia
Listen to Motherhood Sessions Podcast @gimletmedia
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Season Two Premiere of Motherhood Sessions Exclusive
Season Two Premiere of Motherhood Sessions Exclusive
Those who enjoyed the free therapy in Season 1 of Gimlet/Spotify podcast Motherhood Sessions will soon be able to eavesdrop on Season 2, which takes us deeper into the conflicted emotional territory of parenthood. Motherhood Sessions host and…
WSJ Review of Motherhood Sessions
WSJ Review of Motherhood Sessions
NYT Column on Motherhood Sessions "The Feminist Podcast"
NYT Column on Motherhood Sessions "The Feminist Podcast"
The voyeuristic consolations of the “Motherhood Sessions” podcast.
TED talk: Matrescence- The Birth of a Mother
TED talk: Matrescence- The Birth of a Mother
When a baby is born, so is a mother -- but the natural (and sometimes unsteady) process of transition to motherhood is often silenced by shame or misdiagnosed as postpartum depression. In this quick, informative talk, reproductive psychiatrist Alexandra Sacks breaks down the emotional tug-of-war of becoming a new mother -- and shares a term that could help describe it: matrescence.
NYT Parenting Body Image- Mom in the Mirror
NYT Parenting Body Image- Mom in the Mirror
Accepting your new, postpartum body can be a struggle, but strive to avoid negative self-talk — and remember that self-care is not selfish.
Vogue Magazine Book Recommendation
Vogue Magazine Book Recommendation
From Culinistas to Fridamom, a number of brands are crafting products and services to help address postpartum concerns.
NY Times: Overcoming Traumatic Birth
NY Times: Overcoming Traumatic Birth
The way you give birth is largely controlled by biology and luck. What didn’t go as planned wasn’t your fault.
Book: What No One Tells You
Book: What No One Tells You
What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood [Sacks, Dr. Alexandra, Birndorf, Dr. Catherine] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood
LA Review of Books on Motherhood Sessions Podcast
LA Review of Books on Motherhood Sessions Podcast
Dr. Alexandra Sacks balances empathy with toughness and humor, and pauses when she senses there's more to a story.
Emotional Labor = Best Mother’s Day Gift
Emotional Labor = Best Mother’s Day Gift
Looking for a Mother’s Day Gift? Try sharing mom’s load of emotional labor.
"Motherhood Session" with Whitney Port for her pod
"Motherhood Session" with Whitney Port for her pod
Elle:Mom Shaming
Elle:Mom Shaming
Almost every mother is shamed for her choices. What does it look like when women start fighting back?
Emotional labour was eroding my marriage
Emotional labour was eroding my marriage
Matrescence and Ambivalence
Matrescence and Ambivalence
Blog: The Good Enough Mother
Blog: The Good Enough Mother
NYT: Reframing Mommy Brain
NYT: Reframing Mommy Brain
TED Talk: Matrescence
TED Talk: Matrescence
Why we NEED the word “Matrescence”
Why we NEED the word “Matrescence”
Alexandra Sacks M.D. site
Alexandra Sacks M.D. site
NYT: The Birth of a Mother
NYT: The Birth of a Mother
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