September 21, 2026
Pregnant Again After a Loss
Pregnant again after loss, you check for blood every bathroom trip and hold your breath between scans. Joy and fear really can share a heartbeat.
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The Mativa Journal
Notes on the perinatal years
Honest guidance on pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood, written in plain language for the questions that tend to arrive at 2am.
September 17, 2026
The Loss You Chose and Did Not Want
You made an impossible decision out of love, and now you carry a grief no one seems to understand. You deserve support, and it exists.
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September 14, 2026
Miscarriage Grief Does Not Follow the Rules
The world moved on in two weeks and you are still counting. Grief after miscarriage has no deadline, and you are not doing it wrong.
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September 10, 2026
What Every Partner Needs to Know About Postpartum Psychosis
If your partner is not sleeping, not making sense, or believing frightening things after birth, this guide tells you exactly what to do now.
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September 7, 2026
When the Baby Comes and the Marriage Gets Hard
You love your baby and you can barely stand your partner. You are not broken, you are depleted. Here is what the 3am resentment is really about.
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September 3, 2026
When Your Brain Says They Would Be Better Off Without You
If your brain keeps saying they would be better off without you, that is a symptom, not the truth. Help works, and you can start tonight.
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August 31, 2026
When You Are the Mom Who Did Not Carry
You did not carry your baby, and some days you feel like a guest in your own family. The ache is real. So is your place. You belong to her too.
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August 27, 2026
When You Regret Motherhood and Love Your Child Anyway
You love your baby and you miss your life. If you have whispered the word regret at 2am, here is the truth about what it means, and does not.
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August 24, 2026
Postpartum Depression in Men Is Real. Here Is What It Looks Like
You are not sad, exactly. You are angry, checked out, working late. Postpartum depression in men is real, and this is what it can look like.
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August 20, 2026
Grieving the Baby You Imagined
You smiled at the ultrasound and something in you sank. Gender disappointment is grief, not ingratitude, and it is far more common than you think.
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