Key Takeaways Postpartum Mood Signs Mood After Birth Postpartum depression can feel like sadness, fear, anger, panic, guilt, numbness or distance from your baby. You may feel like your mind is slow and your body is heavy. You may love your baby and still feel unable to cope with normal tasks. ACOG describes postpartum depression … Read more
Key Takeaways Anxiety & The Body The Alarm Response Anxiety is a body alarm that helps a person react to threat. That alarm can be useful for a short time. It can sharpen focus before a test, a hard talk, or a real risk. Trouble starts when the alarm stays on for too long, gets … Read more
Key Takeaways Heart Work Busy Cell Design The heart never gets a true rest period, because it keeps beating through sleep, work, worry, meals, heat, and movement. Most muscles stop and start through the day, but the heart keeps working without pause from birth to death. That nonstop workload helps explain why small strains can … Read more