postnatal depression

News drip: More links connecting sleep with mood, mental, mind and memory

June 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

Sleep is often overlooked when we look at problems with mood swings, mental illness, cognitive problems, and memory loss... but it should be the first thing we investigate. [...]

#ICYMI: April’s survey of sleep and the 4 Ms: mind, mental, memory, and mood

May 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

In April, we examined the broad swath of connections linking poor sleep with the 4Ms: mood disorders, mental health, memory problems, and intellect/learning (mind). Here's a recap, #ICYMI, plus links to all other posts related to the topic at SHC. [...]

Mother’s Day should NOT be the only day Mom gets to sleep

May 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

LET HER SLEEP This is not a request that all mothers get to sleep in and/or take naps on Mother’s Day. This is a request to make mothers’ sleep a DAILY priority. [...]

Sleep Awareness Week: The restorative benefit of naps

April 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

Napping is not a sign of frailty or weakness, it's a strategy for strengthening your cognition, balancing your mood, improving learning and memory retention, and being more productive.

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Welcome to Sleep Awareness Week. Who wants to feel better?

April 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

Sleep deprivation after baby is born is common, but can be a serious problem for new parents and mental health. Anxiety, postpartum depression, mood swings, even drowsy driving and child abuse can come from chronic lost sleep for both new mothers and new fathers. [...]