Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression or Anxiety Support

08/21/2026

Your story will inspire hope for so many mamas! Thank you!

08/21/2026

Our next Merrick circle starts 9/17! Spots are available. This is a six week group for mothers of infants 0-5 months. Hear from some past participants:

“Both of my boys cried a majority of my 4th tri groups and that was OK! I so grateful that I had opportunity to meet such great women. It gave me a reason to get out of the house each week”

“One of the best decisions I’ve made for myself and as a Mom. Two years later and they’re still some of my best friends.”

“The nesting place was transformative in my postpartum journey. I did the 4th Trimester support circle with my first and it changed everything. I always felt incredibly safe and welcome at The nesting place. I knew that whether there was nursing, crying, screaming, or a blowout… Me or the baby… We were safe and welcome there. “

08/21/2026

Mental Health in the 4th Trimester:
What's normal, What's not, and When to ask for help.

The fourth trimester can be one of the biggest emotional transitions of a woman's life, but many moms aren't sure what's expected, what's temporary, and when it's time to seek additional support. In this interactive workshop, we'll explore the emotional realities of early motherhood, how to distinguish normal adjustment from postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, practical tools for managing anxiety and overwhelm, and how to know when professional support can help.

Wednesday August 5th at 8pm
Interested in attending? contact or us right here on facebook for more information.
Here is the link:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/71c33034/appointment/95652249/calendar/13853247

It’s a free workshop, there will be PowerPoint and at end question and answer

For other information be sure to visit our website at:
www.beyondmotherhoodli.org

08/03/2026

05/27/2026

During Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re reminding moms and expecting moms that asking for help is not a weakness. It’s care for your baby, your family, and yourself.
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05/27/2026

"I had this gorgeous, sweet angel child. I was so lucky and blessed, but I was just a mess. It felt like there was nobody around who understood."

Hayden Panettiere's words reflect what so many new parents feel but are afraid to say out loud. A healthy baby and a struggling mom can exist at the same time. That is not a contradiction, that is a perinatal mental health disorder, and it is treatable.

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone and help is here:
📞 Call or text the PSI HelpLine: 800-944-4773
💙 Free support programs & resources: Postpartum.net

🔵 Visit Postpartum.net/bluedot to donate, support our MMH Month campaign, or get help today.

🔗 Donate here: https://loom.ly/d6pRLec

05/27/2026

For so many parents, it starts with a feeling that's hard to name. Exhausted in a way sleep doesn't fix. Anxious in a way that doesn't make sense. Disconnected from the joy you expected. You love your baby so much...but you just don't feel like yourself.

If that sounds familiar...you are not broken. You are not alone. And you are not the only one who has felt this way. 1 in 5 families experience a perinatal mental health disorder. And it often starts just like this, where you know something isn't quite right.

You are not alone. You are not to blame. With help, you will be well 💙
🔵 Call or text the PSI HelpLine: 800-944-4773. You never need a diagnosis to ask for help.
🔵 Call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-852-6262
🔵 Visit Postpartum.net for free support programs and perinatal mental health resources.

05/27/2026

Before I had my baby, I thought I knew what postpartum would look like.

I'm a physician assistant. I had the books. I had the plan. I had the pediatrician on speed dial. I thought being prepared would protect me.

It didn't.

I developed postpartum preeclampsia. I had to be readmitted. I had to leave my baby. The first days of her life, the days I had pictured for months, I spent in a hospital bed instead of holding her.

I don't think I understood, until that moment, how much a body and a brain can break at the same time.
When I finally got home, the spiral had already started. The anxiety was constant. The intrusive thoughts came in waves. I felt like I was meeting my own baby for the first time weeks after she was born.

I had every clinical tool I needed. I still couldn't use them on myself.

The hardest part wasn't the diagnosis. It was the loneliness. Sitting in a room full of people who loved me and still feeling completely alone. Being told "this will pass" by everyone who had never lived it.

Eventually I found my way to a postpartum community an hour into the city. I sat in that first circle and I didn't talk. I just listened. I listened to other women say the things I had been afraid to say out loud.
I left that day knowing two things. I wasn't broken. And no Long Island mom should have to drive an hour to find what I had just found.

Beyond Motherhood exists because of that drive home. Because of the moms I knew were quietly struggling in their cars right now. Because no mother should have to suffer in silence to figure out she isn't broken. She's been through something her body and her heart are still catching up to.
I built the room I needed. Now I'm opening the door.

If any of this is your story too, whether it's postpartum preeclampsia, a hard birth, a NICU stay, or a postpartum that didn't look the way you thought it would, you don't have to carry it alone.

Just come.

2 weeks until the first session. Monday, June 8th in Bay Shore. DM us for the info.

Lisa 🤍