06/26/2026
What a surreal experience presenting to a full ballroom today at ! Postpartum Support International 🩵
Our presentation, The Overstimulated Mother: When Maternal Rage, ADHD, and Trauma Collide, means so much to me—not only as a psychologist who specializes in supporting mothers through the transition to parenthood, but also as a mom with ADHD.
I know firsthand what it feels like to deeply love your family while also feeling completely overstimulated, overwhelmed, and stretched beyond your limits in your own home.
This talk was truly a labor of love, and I couldn’t be more grateful to present it alongside my friend and colleague, Nicole McNelis, LPC, PMH-C Nicole McNelis, LPC, NCC, PMH-C.
My hope is that everyone who attended walked away seeing maternal rage not as a personal failing, but as a meaningful signal of overwhelm that deserves curiosity, compassion, and care.
Thank you to everyone who joined us today and for the thoughtful questions and conversations afterward. It was an honor to share this work. And a special thank you to my colleagues from Postpartum Health Alliance. Your support and smiling faces mean so much to me! Bethany Warren, LCSW, PMH-C Reproductive Mental Health & Wellness Jen Mendoza | Trauma Therapist for Moms | EMDR + Parts Work Ellie Messinger-Adams Therapist for Moms|N. County San Diego CA Jillian Early Center for Men's Excellence Ashley Hanna-Morgan
