Seattle Therapist Weighs in: Navigating Overstimulation as a New Parent

Seattle Postpartum Therapist Weighs In: Navigating Overstimulation as a New Parent

As a postpartum and neurodivergence therapist in Washington state (including Seattle, Bellingham, Tacoma, and Spokane), and a person with ADHD myself, I am often encountering individuals and couples who are new parents and are unsure about why they are feeling anxious, angry, or disconnected from themselves “for no reason”. But part of the answer might be very simple, actually: being in the fourth trimester is often the most overstimulating experience people have had throughout their lives.