Reflections
Notes on perinatal psychology, pregnancy, birth and the tender, complicated journey into parenthood.
Perinatal mental health · 20 Minuten
When the Clock Gets Loud: Becoming a Mother After 35
One in three women in Switzerland now has her first child after 35. On the pressure of the biological clock, the guilt beneath it, and a gentler way to think about timing.
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Couples & parenthood
When Two Become Three: What Happens to the Couple After a Baby?
How a baby changes the couple: the childhoods we bring into parenthood, the arguments that are about more than laundry, and finding a new way of being together.
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Motherhood
The Mother I Thought I’d Be: On Guilt, Perfectionism and the Good-Enough Mother
Many women carry a picture of the mother they will be. On the guilt that comes when real life looks different, and why good enough is enough.
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