Lesbian Parents & Maternal Mental Health Erasure
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Writing, Advocacy & Other Work
I'm interested in an integral and creative approach to being. For me, this translates to writing about and photographing my professional experiences, engaging in community advocacy, and dimensionally exploring other topics.
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Laura V.
- Feb 12
- 7 min
Perinatal Mental Health Screening Tools : Up-to-Date Info, Efficacy and Info for Birth Workers
I met with a client who was 14 weeks postpartum. The stress was written deep in the lines of their face. Their mouth curled down at the...
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Laura V.
- Nov 6, 2022
- 5 min
Forcing the Space for Perinatal Loss & Grief Around the Holidays
(This was a blog originally written in collaboration with Brooklyn Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy on how best to support loved...
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Laura V.
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Kids Exposed to Antidepressants In Utero: No Increase in Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorder (Study)
(From MGH Center for Women's Mental Health: https://womensmentalhealth.org/posts/prenatal-antidepressant-exposure-no-link-to-neurodevelop...
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Laura V.
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Go Milk Yourself
The effervescent Francie Webb, longtime birth doula, infant feeding advocate and educator and all around birth powerhouse wrote a book...
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Laura V.
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Photography: Baby & Me Yoga for Love Child Yoga
Especially proud of these cute, silly baby and me yoga class photos for the folks at Love Child Yoga. It is always a super silly and fun...
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Laura V.
- Feb 8, 2022
- 3 min
Writing: Perinatal Insomnia and CBT-I, An Option for Better Sleep
Written in collaboration with BrooklynMindful.com. Text originally posted here. There is a paradoxical conversation that happens around...
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Laura V.
- Sep 30, 2021
- 1 min
Photography: Annie Frisbee's book and site Paperlesslactation.com
Annie Frisbee, IBCLC is a lactation support specialist, author, lactation trainer and mentor as well as a lactation business educator. We...
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Laura V.
- Sep 9, 2021
- 1 min
Photography: More doula photos!
The wonderful Sara Laramie, full-spectrum doula and intern extraordinaire. It was both lovely working with Sara at the JCH and shooting...
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Laura V.
- Jan 29, 2021
- 0 min
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Laura V.
- Jan 26, 2021
- 0 min
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Laura V.
- Jan 9, 2021
- 0 min
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Laura V.
- Nov 18, 2020
- 4 min
Quoted: First Lady Chirlane McCray’s Home Visit Program for First-Time Parents Scrapped
In February, Chirlane McCray, the city’s first lady, announced a home visit program to assist new mothers at risk for postpartum...
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Laura V.
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
Writing: The Power of Exploring Reproductive Cycles
(Originally published by At the Well!) Kislev: Almost Every Torah Portion Talks About Dreaming During Kislev, almost every Torah learning...
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Laura V.
- Apr 16, 2020
- 5 min
Writing: Self Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Mental Health Tips for Parents
Mental health tips for parents during the time of Corona.
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Laura V.
- Apr 16, 2020
- 6 min
Writing: An Ode to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Parents
How three families coped with NICU.
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