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11 Ways for Parents to Overcome the Winter Blues

November 6, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD It’s common to struggle with the winter blues. The winter blues are often worst November to March, where you have less access to sunlight, the outdoors, and often their communities. You may feel “blah,” sad, tired, anxious, or in a worse mood than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: depression, family life, ice skating, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, stay at home dad, stay at home mom, winter blues

Sad You’re All Done Having Babies? 4 Things That Can Help

October 20, 2014 By Erin Leyba 1 Comment

   by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD All done having kids? Mourning the fact that you’ll never again have a little baby of your own to cuddle? There are certain milestones – weaning from nursing or bottles, a vasectomy, a health issue, selling the crib, or simply deciding not to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: attachment parenting, babies, baby, family life, fatherhood, mindful parenting, motherhood, parenthood, postpartum depression, vasectomy

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I am a mom to 3 spirited children, and work as an individual and marriage counselor in Chicago’s western suburbs (Oak Brook, IL). I specialize in working with parents of babies and young children. I love what I do and learn from every person I meet.

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