The Postpartum Mental Load Didn’t Come with a Manual

You’re standing in the middle of your living room, holding a baby that won’t stop crying. There’s a half-eaten granola bar on the counter. A cold cup of coffee. A partner who doesn’t get why you’re mad. And this low, constant hum of “Is this my life now?”

You’re not ungrateful. You’re not doing it wrong. You’re just in the middle of a massive identity shift—and no one gave you a manual for how to feel like you again. Or maybe, the version of you that’s emerging is someone you don’t quite know how to navigate.

That’s where perinatal therapy comes in.

We support people in the thick of it—the foggy, overwhelming, guilt-laced stretch of life before, during, and after bringing a child into the world. This season changes everything. But that doesn’t mean you’re supposed to disappear in the process.

What Perinatal Therapy Actually Helps With

It’s not just about postpartum depression (though it can help with that too).
It’s about what happens when you’re:

• Crying in your car but can’t explain why

• Feeling resentment creep in toward your partner, your body, your baby—or all three

• Replaying a traumatic birth experience no one wants to talk about

• Struggling to bond or feeling touched out

• Wondering if you even want to do this again

• Trying to hold it all together while quietly unraveling

You don’t need a diagnosis to get support. You just need a space where it’s safe to say, “I don’t feel like myself anymore.”

You Can Love Your Kid and Still Hate This Season

That doesn’t make you broken. It makes you honest.

Maybe you expected to feel overwhelmed—but not this overwhelmed.
Maybe your go-to catchphrase is “surviving, not thriving”… except you really mean it.
Maybe you don’t know how to explain what you’re feeling—because even you don’t fully understand it.

Perinatal therapy helps you give language to the swirl. It’s not about “fixing” you. It’s about understanding what’s really going on—and what would make things feel even a little more manageable.

This Isn’t Just a “Mom Thing”

Despite the name, perinatal mental health isn’t exclusive to mothers.

Partners can feel shut out, confused, or burned out too. Non-birthing parents can experience anxiety, grief, or pressure that’s hard to name. And people navigating infertility, loss, or birth trauma often feel erased from the conversation altogether.

At Hearten Therapy, we support all types of families, bodies, and experiences. That includes:

• LGBTQ+ parents

• Single or solo parents

• People who’ve experienced perinatal loss

• Individuals deciding whether or not to become parents

• Anyone struggling to adjust to the mental and emotional weight of caregiving

What Happens in Perinatal Therapy?

This isn’t about doing things “right.” It’s about making space for everything you’re carrying—and everything you’ve been quiet about.

Perinatal therapy offers a place to gently explore:

• Why you might feel so on edge—and why that’s completely valid

• How perfectionism, pressure, or guilt may be weighing you down

• What asking for help could sound like without fear of judgment or pushback

• The parts of yourself that feel far away—and what it might look like to reconnect

This is relational, trauma-informed care. Rooted in empathy, not performance. It’s a space to be fully seen, not just for how you're coping, but for who you are underneath it all.

You Deserve Support Too

Whether you’re five weeks postpartum or five years into parenting, perinatal therapy can help you reconnect with your own needs, identity, and emotional health.

You’re not “too much.” You’re not failing. You’re just carrying more than anyone can see—and it’s okay to set some of it down.

Ready to feel more like yourself again—even if you’re still figuring out who that is?
Schedule a session and let’s start there.