In the quiet glow of the hospital’s blue lights, I sat beside my newborn—so close, yet just out of reach. Painting this moment helped me transform fear into healing and rediscover the light that was there all along.

A simple banana showed me the truth about my eating disorder. Learn how awareness and treatment can help you heal.

If your birth experience left you feeling anxious, disconnected, or stuck, you may be carrying birth trauma. This blog explains how EMDR therapy can help you process painful birth memories and reconnect with yourself and your baby. Whether you're newly postpartum or years into parenting, EMDR offers a gentle, effective path toward healing.

Create a piece of art that maps out the landscape of your thoughts. What would it look like? How does it feel to live within this thought landscape?

Pregnancy loss—whether through miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, or medical complications—is a deeply personal and often invisible trauma. It can leave lasting emotional wounds that are too often minimized or misunderstood. In the quiet aftermath, grief can feel isolating and overwhelming.

Struggling with body image in pregnancy or postpartum? Find compassion and healing through therapy, art, and somatic work - you're not alone

C-Section Awareness Month shines a light on the emotional impact of cesarean birth. Learn how trauma-informed art therapy at Alanna Betts Art Therapy and Counseling supports healing after a C-section—through compassion, creativity, and connection.