Suzanne Cohen Maternal Support

11/22/2023

08/01/2023

Our next 6-week Fall New Mom + Baby Group on begins Wednesday September 20th at the !

This group is an opportunity to meet other moms and to discuss all things "first year" - feeding, sleeping, career, self-identity, navigating your relationship with your partner, how to find community - and many other topics.

This isn't your typical mom group. We'll keep it real and give you the safe space and support you need during this huge transition. It doesn't matter if this is your first or your third child - we all need community! Registration officially begins 8/31 but please email or DM me if you'd like to join - [email protected]

07/27/2023

If you’ve been anywhere in the mom-space on social media this summer you’ve probably seen posts with the hashtag or . The sentiment is that you have only so many summers with your kids so you better make them count. Well, I’m getting tired of hearing it.

First of all, it’s just not true. Do kids somehow disappear after 18 years? Maybe they go off to college or get a job, but many kids stay nearby or continue to live at home. I also have plenty of friends who are raising their children in the same town as their parents and still spend all summer with them. So it’s possible you’ll be spending future summers with not only your children, but your grandchildren as well!

Second of all, childcare during the summer is a mess. If you work full-time during the summer, it’s exhausting and expensive to patch together childcare or camps for your kids. For many people, summer is extra stressful because of this. And what if you’re a teacher? Sure, you get the summer off from teaching children, but now you have to entertain your own all summer? No thanks.

Also, (and I’ve said this many times before) summer with children is HARD! You couldn’t pay me to go back to the summer when my son was born and my daughter was two years old. I was so happy in September for her to go to preschool and for him to have a sitter. Don’t get me started on the sunscreen, the wagons you need to bring to the beach, the late bedtimes, etc.

And last, maybe you’re not even a summer person. It’s hot. It’s humid. There are a LOT of bugs. Maybe you’re happier building snowmen and sledding with your kids.

So, if you’ve come across this ridiculous trend on social media and it’s tugging at your heartstrings and making you feel guilty, stop scrolling! Unfollow. Enough with the guilt.

07/27/2023

New newsletter out!

If you’ve been anywhere in the mom-space on social media this summer you’ve probably seen posts with the hashtag or . The sentiment is that you have only so many summers with your kids so you better make them count. Well, I’m getting tired of hearing it.

07/05/2023

Summer newsletter is out now! Read it below.
Summer can be hard. - https://mailchi.mp/c08832dd3769/summer-can-be-hard

06/01/2023

I loved every minute of my first New Mom + Baby Group at the ! We spent six weeks discussing everything from infant sleep, feeding, the mental load, navigating the new dynamic with our partners, to our new role and identity as mothers. These five moms really dug deep, sharing their struggles and successes in such a moving and supportive way, creating an incredibly deep sense of community. Thank you to the JCC and these beautiful moms for welcoming me and giving me the space to create this special group. I hope it's just the first of many to come!

05/26/2023

05/02/2023

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The never-ending and lies we tell ourselves may lead us to believe we aren't a "good mom". Tag a mama who could use some extra love today and a reminder that they ARE A GOOD MOM. 💙 💙 Leave a blue heart to show your commitment to today's call to action. 💙 💙

Need Help?
🔵 In an emergency or crisis situation, call or text 988.
🔵 In a non-emergency situation, call or text the International HelpLine at 800-944-4773. You never need a diagnosis to ask for help.
🔵 Call or text the National Hotline at 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (1-833-943-5746)

You are not alone, you are not to blame, and with help, you will be well.

05/01/2023

This week is Maternal Mental Health Week. Hopefully by sharing some of the uncomfortable and scary feelings surrounding motherhood, we can lessen the stigma and help mothers get the help they need.
Sometimes postpartum depression doesn't happen in the first few months of motherhood, or even the first year. In my unique story, it happened two years later. I had gone through seven IVF cycles to conceive my son, stayed strong through a very high risk pregnancy due to a condition called vasa previa, and delivered my son six weeks early.
The first two years of my son's life were filled with a myriad of health issues. As we approached his second birthday, the health issues began to resolve and I was able to slowly loosen my grip on everything. The floodgates opened and all the trauma I had been through was now showing up. He was healthy, but my health plummeted. I could no longer sleep, had no appetite and could barely get through the day.
Fortunately, I knew I had to ask for help. I started seeing a therapist. I went on medication. I practiced yoga religiously. Most importantly, I TALKED about it with every mom I knew. These things saved me. If you or someone you know is going through something similar, help is out there. Healing starts with help.
Learn more about maternal mental health disorders at and .