by Elizabeth Brokamp | Jan 1, 2015 | Exercise
January 1st is officially here, which marks the no-kidding-I-really-need-to-exercise milestone for many of us. But what do you do if you really hate exercising? You have several options. 1) Just don’t do it and sometime around June when you’re about...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Dec 29, 2014 | Depression Treatment, Parenting, Postpartum Depression
When a mother brings home a newborn, one of her primary responsibilities is to feed her baby and ensure the baby has enough nutrients to grow. When something unexpected disrupts her ability to do that, it can be a devastating blow — not only because of concern...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 12, 2014 | Parenting, Relationships, Self-Esteem
Most of my clients arrive at the conclusion that their mother is a narcissist through the back door. They come to therapy to uncover something about themselves: why they have such low self-esteem, how they can stop people-pleasing all of the time, or what they can do...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
I was irritated to see advertising in my inbox today for Singles Day, which takes place on 11/11 (or four 1’s: the most “single” day of the year) because nothing should take away from celebrating our nation’s veterans, particularly not a day...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 11, 2014 | Postpartum Depression, Pregnancy, Women's Issues
Pregnancy bed rest is a deceptively simple term for a prescription that involves a radical reconfiguration of a woman’s life. Having spent six months on bed rest between two pregnancies, I can say from personal experience that bed rest is a lot harder than...
