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Netflix Leads the Way In Providing Paid Maternity Benefits

• August 7, 2015 • 1 Comment

Posted in family leave, maternal mental illness, maternity leave, Motherhood work-life balance, National women's initiatives, new moms adjustment, Paternal Postnatal Depression, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, postpartum depression, Support for postpartum moms, supporting depressed spouses & partners, Women's choices
Tags: depression and anxiety disorders, health insurance coverage, Inspirational stories & positive changes, Mental health and the Law, National women's initiatives, new parents adjustment, postpartum depression, women's mental health

Having a Healthy Balance Between Work Life and Motherhood

• May 8, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in motherhood is an option, Motherhood work-life balance, National women's initiatives, new moms adjustment, Women's choices
Tags: new parents adjustment, social supports, women's mental health, you gotta have friends

New Study On PPD Peer Treatment Leaves Me Skeptical

• March 24, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in baby blues, maternal mental illness, medication for perinatal illness, myths of mental illness, National women's initiatives, new moms adjustment, Paternal Postnatal Depression, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, postpartum depression, pregnancy and perinatal mood disorders, Support for postpartum moms, supporting depressed spouses & partners, Women's choices, worldwide treatment of maternal depression
Tags: depression and anxiety disorders, National women's initiatives, new parents adjustment, Paternal Postnatal Depression, stigma of mental health, women's mental health

Let’s Educate Women About Genital Pride: Self-Esteem & Confidence is Sexy!

• February 16, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in National women's initiatives, Women's choices

Motherhood Is An Option, And That’s Okay.

• February 1, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in motherhood is an option, National women's initiatives, new moms adjustment, Support for postpartum moms, Women's choices
Tags: Inspirational stories & positive changes, National women's initiatives, new parents adjustment, pregnant women, social supports, therapy during pregnancy, women's mental health

Susan Benjamin Feingold, PsyD

is a licensed clinical psychologist, author and adjunct professor at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago Campus of Argosy University. Dr. Feingold currently practices in the Chicago area.

Her book, Happy Endings, New Beginnings: Navigating Postpartum Disorders (New Horizon Press, 2013) is available at local bookstores or online at: Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com or through newhorizonpressbooks.com.

In her clinical practice, she specializes in the treatment of antepartum and postpartum depression and anxiety disorders, as well as other women’s mental health issues related to reproductive function.

A past board president of Depression After Delivery, a nonprofit, Dr. Feingold has been facilitating support groups for antepartum and postpartum women for the past 14 years.