Category Archives: Mental Health

Accessing Mental Health Services: The College Edition

September 6, 2021 0 comments Mental Health, Parenting, Schools Birmingham Alabama, college mental health, Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, drleesha, Mental Health, mental health awareness, Mental Illness Education, Psychiatrist, student mental health Dr. Leesha

Mental Illness Statistics What we already know according to the National Institute of Mental Health: 1 in 5 adults in the United States live with […]

Changing the Conversation Around Mental Health & Mental Illness

May 30, 2021 0 comments Health, Mental Health Birmingham Alabama, drleesha, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, self-care Dr. Leesha

Mental Health Awareness Month As the last day of May quickly approaches, bringing with it an end to Mental Health Awareness month, I have been […]

It’s Happening Again

April 16, 2021 0 comments Mental Health, Motherhood, Racism, Social Justice Birmingham Alabama, blacklives, Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, endracism Dr. Leesha

At first, I didn’t even recognize it because I have tried so hard to push past the pain, to revel in spring’s sunshine instead of […]

Who’s Checking on Mom: The Necessity of the 4th Trimester

April 11, 2021 0 comments Mental Health, Motherhood, Women's Mental Health Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, drleesha, Mental Health, motherhood Dr. Leesha

The Trimesters Expectant parents need only to google “pregnancy trimesters” and in two seconds find themselves inundated with everything from blog posts to detailed infographics […]

Thick, Heavy Love

February 14, 2021 0 comments Mental Health, Motherhood, Self-Care Dr. Leesha

Thin love? “Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.” These are the words Sethe uttered to Paul D in Beloved, the […]

On the Front Lines: Battling Mommy Burnout

February 9, 2021 0 comments Mental Health, Motherhood, Women's Mental Health burnout, COVID-19, Dr. Leesha, Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, Mental Health, motherhood Dr. Leesha

A version of this blog originally appeared on Birmingham Moms Collective Busy, Busy, Busy Let’s be honest, mamas. We were doing too much before COVID […]

I love that she was real and talked from a parent’s perspective. She talked on our level and not like a psychiatrist with terms we didn’t know. I loved when her daughter jumped on her lap. I though she really gets it. She is realistic and a mom, too.

—Paige L.

The whole woman was ministered to: mind, body, spirit.

—Simone C.

Ditch the Mommy Guilt is a book that ushers mothers through an insightful journey to healthier, happier parenting. Motherhood is one that typically comes with little or no guidance, but Dr. Leesha's brilliant text will assist many mothers in parenting without guilt or second guesses. You must read this smart guide to healthier and happier motherhood ... without any guilt.

—Dr. Ty Moody, Worship Center Christian Church

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