Tag: PPD

• In the Shadows of a Label

  So often when I question myself, the world, the status quo, I find myself in a similar process. Almost always it follows a pattern of: Ask the Questions. Meet my Fears. Be Courageous. And yet, so often I am amazed when two seemingly disparate things share so many of the same qualities. That’s what prompted…

  Christina Lindvay

  January 19, 2022

  Life, Motherhood + Parenting, Sobriety, Writings + Poetry

  acceptance, anxiety, ask the questions, awareness, be courageous, change, conscious, Courage, grief, meet your fears, mental health, mother, parenthood, PPA, PPD, self-care, self-love, sober, Sobriety, Spirit, therapy

• The Lies Anxiety Told Me and the Truths I Believed

  

  My anxiety is a foe. I thought it was a friend. When we first met I didn’t even know its real name, Anxiety. I called it by what it wanted me to know: Protection. It had other endearing nicknames like, Responsible, Thoughtful, Precise, Reflective, Careful. It was years later I learned of its sneaky cousin,…

  Christina Lindvay

  February 10, 2021

  Education, Life, Motherhood + Parenting

  acceptance, anxiety, change, cognitive distortions, confidence, Courage, faith, forgiveness, grace, mindset, negative self-talk, perfectionism, positive self-talk, PPA, PPD, self-compassion, self-love, Spirit, trust