My name is Maryam and I am a clinical psychologist with special interests in Maternal and perinatal mental health. I started my Instagram page, psychedmama_, in November 2020, to address different issues that pertain to maternal and perinatal mental health in South Asian communities – this is where I am from, and this is where Read more about Real Talk – motherhood journeys[…]

I would look into the mirror and wonder who was the person looking back at me.  She looked like me, but did not feel like me.  There was no spark in her eyes.  She was living, but she wasn’t alive. This is a story of my journey with postpartum depression and anxiety. It snuck in Read more about The Time When I Lost Myself[…]

Everyone asks me, “How did you get into the whole sleep consulting thing?”. I typically tell them about my non-sleeping kids, the lack of sleep, and about wanting to learn more about baby sleep so I could help other families. But…there is more to the story. It’s a combination of non-sleeping kids and mental health Read more about My PPD/PPA Story[…]

I think it really began a few months into my pregnancy. I couldn’t tell how much of my mood was attributed to the changes my body was going through or the major life changes I was enduring. Moving across the country. A husband who travels for work, non stop. Briefly living with my parents in Read more about Swimming in Fog[…]

After the birth of my first son, the journey into motherhood was not easy.I could not accept help from anyone because the baby belonged to me.I would fuss over him and get angry at any advice or requests for support.Socially, I had locked up myself at home, cutting all contact with family and friends.Breastfeeding in Read more about Survivor of PPP[…]

Repost from Carina Devi, Mindful Mamas Club I wrote this article in honor of World Mental Health Day and in honor of all mothers who are struggling with depression or anxiety. This is for you. This is the face of postpartum depression. I may look happy, but moments before I was crying to my friend Read more about A Postpartum Depression Story[…]