The Mativa Journal

Partners & Family

Every article on partners & family, written in plain language for the questions that tend to arrive at 2am.

October 22, 2026

Deciding Not to Have Another Baby

Everyone keeps asking when the next one is coming. If you are leaning toward one and done, here is how to hold both the decision and the grief.

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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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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 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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July 30, 2026

When You Are Cleared for Sex and So Not Ready

Cleared at six weeks but your body says not yet? You are not broken. Here is what nobody tells you about desire, pain, and sex after baby.

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July 20, 2026

When Your Partner Is Postpartum Too

He is distant, irritable, always somewhere else. If your partner has not been himself since the baby came, this is for you, not just him.

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