A Little Space, Please

A Little Space, Please

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When the Mess Makes You Snap
How visual chaos can trigger anxiety, shame, and reactivity
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
Why Parents Are So Hard on Themselves (Especially These Days)
Parenting in the age of endless advice (including from me) means we need to learn to trust ourselves again too.
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
Getting on the Same Parenting Page as a Couple
What I teach couples about communication, cycles, and connection when parenting feels overwhelming.
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
The Life of a Showgirl, Through a Therapist’s Eyes
What I think Taylor Swift’s latest album reveals about shame, resilience, and the meaningful risk of intimacy - Life of a Showgirl (Cassidy's version!)
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
When Breastfeeding and Mental Health Clash
For every parent who’s ever whispered, ‘I’m fine,’ while unraveling inside.
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
What I'm Doing to Prepare for Perimenopause
Postpartum rocked me. This time, I don’t want to piece it together in hindsight.(Podcast notes inside)
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
Soft Landings
Tiny anchors for a tired nervous system: my favorite comfort YouTube channel, playlist, books, and everyday rituals
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
Rebranding "Over the Hill"
Turns out the view from 40 is pretty great (and yes, there’s a party playlist!)
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
Getting Sleep Postpartum
How to protect your sleep (even when baby isn't sleeping through the night) aka a 4-hour stretch can save your sanity.
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
Softening the Sunday Scaries
Support for the part of you that starts spinning as the weekend slips away
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
My Dream "Margin for Me" Day
I took my own advise and carved out a little space: My bookish day with a friend, where we went in San Diego, and my favorite romantasy book recs!
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
A Nostalgia-Fueled Itinerary
Fern Gully (Hoh Rainforest), Twilight (Forks), and a ferry to Victoria - recreating a beloved childhood trip, now with my own kids in tow, meltdowns…
 • Dr. Cassidy Freitas
A Little Space, Please
A Little Space, Please
Honest reflections and real-life strategies for parents navigating life from postpartum to perimenopause, raising babies, big kids, and teens. A therapist and mom romanticizing life, but like...realistically.

A Little Space, Please

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