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 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.
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…
What Is Self-Care, Really?
Lately, I’ve been sitting with this question. As therapists, we urge our clients—and let’s be honest, ourselves—to “practice self-care.” We say it with the best of intentions. We want everyone to feel grounded, stable, and resourced. And all of that is well and good—important, even! But recently, the phrase has started to sound… hollow. Overused.…
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Therapy: What It Is and If It’s For You
Trauma affects not only the mind but also the body, often leaving survivors feeling disconnected from their physical selves. There are many treatments for trauma, and you can learn more about those in Navigating Life After Trauma: Healing and Integration. Traditional talk therapies address the cognitive and emotional aspects of trauma, but many individuals find…
Between Sessions: Our Favorite Recent Reads
Few things beat the simple pleasure of sinking into the couch with a book that grabs you and doesn’t let go. We’d like to share with you Wildflower therapists’ most recent favorites, ranging from fiction to non-fiction, heartwarmingly tender to laugh-out-loud funny—books that moved us, made us think, and kept us turning the pages late…
