Parenting is challenging for everyone—but for highly sensitive people, parenting can feel especially intense. The daily sounds, chaos, emotions, and decisions can stir up big feelings and overstimulation. If you identify as a highly sensitive person, you’re not alone—and you’re not broken. In fact, you may have strengths that make you an especially attuned, empathic,…
The Wildflower Blog
Venture into the heart of therapy with the Wildflower blog. We delve into topics that matter, blending therapeutic expertise with genuine stories of hope and transformation. *Please note that our blogs are designed to inform only and are not intended to diagnose or treat mental health disorders.
What Is Parental Burnout? A Guide for Overwhelmed Parents
“Burnout” is a term being used more and more as we navigate ever-changing times with an increasing amount of stress and responsibilities. Although the term has traditionally been used in work-related contexts, there is mounting research diving into how caregiving and parenting roles can also breed feelings of burnout. The International Journal of Environmental Research…
Postpartum Depression: What Are the Symptoms?
If you’re in a season of having kids or considering having kids, chances are you know someone who has experienced Postpartum Depression (PPD). Studies show as many as 21% of new moms experience PPD (Wisner et al., 2013), but what does that actually mean? We are going to break down the symptoms associated with PPD…
Recognizing and Celebrating Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the emotional and psychological challenges that many women face during the transition to parenthood. Conditions like postpartum depression, anxiety, and other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders often go undiagnosed and untreated, affecting not only mothers but also their families and children’s development. Although…
The Silent Struggle: Perinatal OCD and Intrusive Thoughts
Before giving birth to your child, you might have expected sleepless nights, dirty diapers, and emotional ups and downs. What you might not have expected were terrifying, intrusive thoughts that seemed to come out of nowhere. Some of these thoughts might look like images of accidentally dropping your baby down the stairs or of harming…
Addressing Physician Burnout: Roadmaps to Wellness
Burnout is a growing and deeply concerning issue within the medical profession. It is not a matter of inadequate coping skills or personal weakness. Burnout is a response to chronic, often overwhelming demands placed on physicians in today’s healthcare system. At Wildflower Center for Emotional Health, our team of licensed therapists work with many physicians…
Feeling Overwhelmed? You’re Busy, Not Broken
Let’s be honest — being a busy working professional sometimes feels like sprinting toward a finish line that doesn’t exist. Emails pile up faster than the dishes in the sink, and your to-do list feels more like a collection of wishful thinking. Somewhere along the way, we started believing we have to be productivity machines…
Therapist Spotlight: Lauren Tomaszek, MSW, LSW, CADC
Lauren is a psychotherapist at Wildflower. In her clinical practice, Lauren draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Exposure Response Prevention. Lauren works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families experiencing stressful transitions including the transition to parenthood, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, sexual challenges, and relationship challenges. Lauren has experience…
National Infertility Awareness Week: Compassion, Education, and Advocacy
During National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) we join with many leading organizations in a campaign to shed light on the deeply personal and often misunderstood experience of infertility that impacts millions of individuals and couples worldwide. Infertility can be an isolating journey, filled with emotional, physical, and financial challenges, yet it remains a topic that…
90-Minute Couples Therapy Sessions: More Time Can Lead to Better Results
When couples decide to pursue therapy, it’s a sign of commitment — not just to the relationship, but to growth, healing, and understanding. Choosing the right therapist is crucial to the success in couples therapy, but that is not the only aspect you should be thoughtful about. Selecting the right session format is just as…
