The Center for Postpartum Family Health

June is Pride Month.

And we want you to know: all family structures are welcome here.

Whether you're a q***r mom. A same-sex couple navigating postpartum. A non-binary parent. Or any identity on the spectrum, we see you. We affirm you. We support you.

LGBTQIA+ individuals face unique challenges in postpartum and parenting journeys:
✓ Discrimination in healthcare
✓ Lack of affirming providers
✓ Unique postpartum experiences
✓ Identity questions with parenthood

You deserve therapy that honors your identity. Support that celebrates your family. Resources that validate your journey.

You deserve care that gets you.

Call or visit our website to book a consultation.

+ParentalMentalHealth

"You're cleared at 6 weeks. You're good to go!"

Except... you're not.

The truth about postpartum recovery:

Your body is still healing. Your hormones are still shifting. Your nervous system is still recalibrating. Your identity is still transforming.

6 weeks is a medical checkpoint. It's not the finish line.

Real recovery looks like:
✓ Months (not weeks) of physical healing
✓ A year or more of emotional integration
✓ Slow, messy, non-linear progress
✓ Needing support longer than you expected
✓ Your body being different than before—and that being okay

If you're months postpartum and still struggling, you're not behind. You're normal.

Recovery isn't linear. It's not fast. And you don't have to do it alone.

Call or visit our website to book a consultation.

Summer quiet means your anxious thoughts get louder.

You're lying awake. Your mind is racing. You can't turn it off.
You need a reset. This is it.

The Micro-Regulation Reset—a 3-minute practice for when anxiety spikes:

Step 1: Name it (30 seconds)
Don't try to get rid of it. Just say: "I'm feeling anxious right now. My nervous system is in alert mode. That's happening."
Naming creates distance. It's not you. It's your nervous system doing what it's been trained to do.

Step 2: Ground in your body (90 seconds)
• Feel your feet on the floor
• Notice 5 things you can see
• Notice 3 things you can hear
• Touch something cold or textured
This brings you out of anxious thoughts and back into your body, which is actually safe right now.

Step 3: Permission (30 seconds)
Say out loud: "My nervous system is trying to protect me. And right now, we are safe. I don't have to figure everything out today."
Not: "I'm fine, I have nothing to worry about." (Your nervous system won't believe that.)
But: "I'm anxious. And I can be anxious and okay at the same time."

Do this every time anxiety spikes. Multiple times a day if needed. Your nervous system learns through repetition that it's safe to come down.

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Motherhood doesn't have to feel this isolating.

𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:
→ Postpartum struggles
→ Identity shifts
→ The invisible mental load
→ The need for connection

Not a parenting class. Not toxic positivity. Just 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝗻𝗱 | 𝟴-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸
$20/session | Insurance accepted (Aetna/Cigna)

Only a couple spots left before this session fills.

If you've been holding it all together but struggling on the inside, this is for you.

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘃𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛: If you need therapy, you're failing as a mother.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬: Asking for help is one of the best things you can do for your family.

𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛: Therapy means you're broken.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬: Therapy means you're brave enough to heal.

𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛: You have to be in crisis to deserve support.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬: You deserve support whether you're breaking or just struggling.

𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛: One session will fix everything.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬: Healing takes time. But with support, it works.

Mental Health Awareness Month reminder: 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵.

If you're struggling, you deserve care.

Call or visit our website today to book a consultation.

"𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘸."
"𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴."
"𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬?"

Stop.

𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱:

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱"
Pause when you catch yourself thinking you're supposed to be the same as before.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: 𝗔𝘀𝗸
"Who says I'm supposed to be the same?"

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲
"I'm not the same. I'm different. And different is allowed."

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆:
"𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀."

Your body changed. Your brain changed. Your nervous system changed. You're not broken, you're transformed.

Stop fighting who you're becoming.

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Some grief has no words. This practice helps.

If you're carrying loss, change, or missing who you were before, try this.

What you need:
Notebook or phone • 5 minutes • Privacy

What to do:
1. Start: "I haven't said this out loud, but I miss..."
2. Write without stopping. No editing. Just truth.
3. Read it back slowly. Notice how naming it feels.
4. Done. You don't have to share it or do anything else.

Try this tool once a week for a month. Notice what shifts.

Moving grief from your heart to outside you body, that's healing. You don't need to carry it alone.

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𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁.

Join Missing Pieces Support Group for a Maternal Mental Health Symposium on May 21st in Houston.

Expert panel. Real conversation. Community support.

Seats are filling. Don't wait.

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 → 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄

https://secure.qgiv.com/for/eybzj7/event/mmhsymposium2026/

Meet 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻, LMFT, LPC who is 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵!

Nicole specializes in 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀, because the couple subsystem holds families together, and 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘁.

𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵:
→ Supportive and collaborative
→ Rooted in attachment and Bowenian theory
→ Somatic EMDR integration
→ Focused on sustainable coping, boundaries, and connection

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗢𝗻:
→ Coping in healthier, more sustainable ways
→ Setting and maintaining boundaries
→ Communicating needs clearly
→ Strengthening your relationship

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
→ Accepts BCBS, Cigna, Aetna, Curtative Health

Call or visit our website today to schedule a consultation now!

𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟰 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀.
𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Missing Pieces Support Group is hosting Houston's Maternal Mental Health Symposium.

𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟭 • 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭 𝗣𝗠 Sesh Coworking, 2808 Caroline St, Houston

Hear from Dr. Julia Ward, Latrice Mason, and Dr. Kate Cleaveland.
Moderated by India Miles (Cry But Don't Quit).

This isn't just information. It's community. It's healing. It's hope.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

Seats are limited. Register now.

https://secure.qgiv.com/for/eybzj7/event/mmhsymposium2026/

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