Mom & Mind Podcast | Postpartum | Birth | Pregnancy | Maternal Mental Health |

We are exploring a topic that pops up frequently in therapy sessions. Relationship issues are often an underlying factor of other challenges that prompt women to seek therapy. They are looking for problem-solving solutions to help with the pain they are experiencing in their relationships. Let’s take a closer look in today’s episode. Show Highlights: Gaslighting–a form of psychological manipulation that can have devastating effects on a relationship Many clients desperately want their husbands/partners to seek therapy. One-sided efforts by one partner can only go so far toward healing the relationship.  Movement forward in the relationship usually happens as a result of couples therapy.  How our conditioning sets us up with the perfect formula for a tension-filled marriage Having kids changes EVERYTHING in a relationship! Feeling isolated and alienated makes every problem seem magnified. Healing CAN happen! Resources: Call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA or visit cdph.