Postpartum depression may be talked about more, but postpartum anxiety is actually much more common, and for good reason. Raising a child comes with so many worries and fears – from breastfeeding to sleep to illness, most moms feel like they don’t know what they’re doing, and for many of us that triggers major anxiety. With so much conflicting information, it can feel impossible to trust your instincts or have confidence in your decision making. Your coach will support you in finding your confidence as a mother managing your anxiety, so you can stop spiraling, stop Googling, and feel more settled, present and engaged as a mother.

Some moms may feel down, depressed, or hopeless in those early postpartum days, others may not notice symptoms until their baby is many months older. Maybe you’re more irritable or snappy than usual, or have trouble getting out of bed. Maybe you’re struggling to connect with your baby and worrying that you’re a bad mom. It doesn’t matter when things start to feel ‘off’ – the sooner you reach out for help, the better. Taking care of a child can be extremely isolating, but you don’t have to suffer alone. A Prospera coach can help prevent your depression from getting worse, help you feel more connected to your baby, and give you the tools you need to improve your mental health.

You’re not alone – birth trauma affects up to 45% of women. When labor and delivery don’t go according to plan, it can be very difficult to recover. Whether you had serious complications, felt pressured into important decisions, or didn’t have the intervention-free birth you envisioned, birth trauma can make it hard to be a present and connected mother. With Prospera, you’ll be able to talk through and process your experience with a trauma-informed perinatal mental health coach and regain control over your birth story.

Those late-night meltdowns can cause us to feel some scary emotions, including intense rage – this can even come with intrusive thoughts of shaking or throwing your baby. You know you would never act on these thoughts, but they still trigger intense guilt and make you doubt yourself as a a mother. Our coaches are here to listen, not judge. We’ll help you process these intense emotions and set you up for success managing them next time they arise.

It’s totally normal to feel isolated in parenthood, even when you have a partner who’s trying their best to share the load. Even the most supportive partner can’t read minds, and it can be difficult to communicate exactly what you’re feeling and just how hard things are. Plus, sometimes it feels like moms are just expected to instinctively know how to care for our children and take care of the house, and dads get to play a supporting role, with plenty of direction. Our mental health coaches can help you practice assertiveness and communication skills for those times your partner needs some direction, and also give you some tools to help your partner support you without as much guidance.

Not every mother had a great childhood herself, and becoming a mother can trigger fears about how our own upbringing or relationship with our parents will damage our own parenting ability. Many new moms with intergenerational trauma question their decision making – are we making choices based on our own instincts and knowledge, or are we being influenced by unhealthy attachments with our own parents? Prospera’s culturally informed coaches will help you process triggers from your own childhood, develop a healthy attachment with your own child, and find the parenting style that feels right to you.

Becoming a mother doesn’t just change your life – it changes your sense of yourself. Some women find themselves reevaluating their identity altogether, uncertain who they are anymore and feeling isolated as a result. At Prospera, our mental health coaches understand this identity shift and how unsettling it can be, and we’re here to listen and support you as you reestablish your sense of self and find your footing in your new role as a parent.

For those embarking on motherhood, grief and loss is often an unexpected and yet common experience. Grief is our emotional response to an important loss – often we think of grief in terms of the death of a loved one, but it can also occur in response to the loss of an experience, a relationship, a career, or even our sense of self. Grief can feel like a yearning or longing to be reunited or gain back an experience that was lost. It can leave us feeling lost, without purpose or struggling to make sense of the loss. A Prospera coach will help you process the loss and learn how to cope moving forward.

Many women do everything right – healthy eating, regular exercise, the best medical care, ovulation testing – only to experience crushing disappointment as they fail to get pregnant month after month. We want so badly to be in charge of our fertility, but it’s not within our control. It can feel so isolating, watching friends get pregnant quickly while you’re beginning to wonder if it’ll ever happen for you. If you’re struggling with fertility, our coaches are here for you.