May, 2012 | Dr. Christina Hibbert

29 May The Baby Blues and You

Posted at 01:55h in Emotional Health, Family, Men, Parenting, Postpartum, Relationships, Support, Women by Dr. Christina Hibbert 1 Comment

Your Postpartum Emotions: The Baby Blues & You Up to 80% of all new mothers will experience what is called “The Baby Blues.” If you are aware of this fact then lucky you because many families have no idea what is in store emotionally after the baby...

23 May Women’s Emotions, Part 3: The Menstrual Cycle & Mood

Posted at 18:07h in Emotional Health, Personal Growth, Women, Women's Emotions Series by Dr. Christina Hibbert 65 Comments

Women’s Emotions, Part 3: The Menstrual Cycle & Mood Today we focus on the menstrual cycle. Sure, all females over age 11 or 12 have one (or at least once had one), but most do not understand how the menstrual cycle actually works and what kind of...

17 May Kick The Complaining Habit!

Posted at 18:58h in Emotional Health, Family, Men, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Women by Dr. Christina Hibbert 1 Comment

Kick the Complaining Habit! No body likes a whiner. Even my four year-old, Sydney, came home the other day from her babysitter and, after asking her how her day was, she said, “Pretty good, mom, ‘cept one thing was bad—Tyler* was whining all day!” (Tyler is...

12 May Are We Not All Mothers?

Posted at 17:02h in Parenting by Dr. Christina Hibbert 4 Comments

Are We Not All Mothers? I recently asked my Facebook friends to list three words they would use to describe mothers. Some of their replies included: absolute, unconditional love; teaching, loving, learning; angels on earth; soul-stretching love[1]. And I agree. If there’s one word that defines...

07 May Thought Management: Part 1

Posted at 19:00h in Mental Health by Dr. Christina Hibbert 9 Comments

Thought Management: Part I The Link Between Thoughts, Feelings, Body, and Behavior One of the best tools I’ve learned as a psychologist, mom, and human being is how to understand and change my thoughts. It’s estimated that humans have an average of 60,000 thoughts per day! Were...

03 May The Key to Worry-Free: The Worry Tree

Posted at 18:21h in Emotional Health, Parenting, Personal Growth by Dr. Christina Hibbert 4 Comments

What's the Key to Worry-Free?: The Worry Tree I got up at 5 on Monday morning to work on my book before the kids woke up. 30 minutes in I was feeling terrific about my writing "flow" when my computer suddenly went blank and a warning came...