Have you ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you went in there in the first place? Has a word been on the tip of your tongue, but you have absolutely no recall? Or perhaps you've found yourself frantically searching for your phone, only to realize it's been in your hand the entire time? For many of us, especially new parents, experiencing moments of forgetfulness, absent-mindedness, and general cognitive fuzziness is all too familiar. But did you know there's a scientific explanation behind this phenomenon?

It is difficult to convince a postpartum woman to go to therapy. Whether or not she is depressed, a new mom is exhausted, overwhelmed and preoccupied with her new baby. Understandably, early motherhood is not the best time to introduce a therapeutic-relationship or impose a healing process that is time-intensive and costly. However, if her symptoms become worse after the baby is born, if she is experiencing intrusive or distorted thoughts, or if she is suffering enough, then she needs help and there may be no choice, but to get help right away. But how do you encourage her to engage in therapy?

Jamie Kreiter is a Chicago-based therapist who treats clients with postpartum depression and anxiety issues around fertility, pregnancy and parenthood. She is partnered with Better and recommends our services to her clients and we wanted to learn more about her practice and how she uses Better to give her clients more access to treatment.