Suicidal thoughts can sometimes emerge when a person is experiencing overwhelming emotional pain. In those moments, the mind may begin searching for a sense of relief or escape from feelings that feel too heavy to carry alone. If these thoughts arise, I gently encourage you not to keep them to yourself. Talk to someone you trust, a friend, a family member, or a therapist. Speaking about these thoughts can help release some of the weight you may have been carrying alone.

We’ve all heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” But what happens when the village isn’t there? More and more parents today are raising children without the support of extended family, close-knit communities, or even reliable childcare. The burnout you feel isn’t because you’re not doing enough. It’s because you’re doing too much without enough support.

When many people hear the word trauma, they often think it is only about the event that happened. But trauma is not just the event itself. Trauma often lives in the memory our mind and body create from that experience. Memories are powerful. They store more than just what happened; they hold sensations too. What you saw, smelled, heard, or felt in that moment can become deeply connected to that memory.