Hi there! I'm Mia Hemstad - mom of 2, mental health advocate, and trauma-informed self-care coach. I'm here to walk with you on your healing journey and to help you make your wellbeing a priority, without any feelings of guilt or shame. My content will uplift you, support you on your self-care journey, and help you see that you're not alone.
I've survived abuse. I've lived through postpartum depression and anxiety. I currently am healing from PTSD, depression, and chronic pain, and I'm raising two beautiful kids. I understand how hard all of this can be. I see you, and I'm with you.
I've been on my own intense healing journey since 2013, and I have grown so much and learned how to live a good life alongside mental illness. I'm here to share all I learn with you because you deserve support, and the stigma and loneliness surrounding mental illness and being an abuse survivor needs to end.
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Hey, doctor here, have you considered alternate diagnoses for your fatigue such as POTS, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, EDS? Also, I would suggest you look into your gut brain axis/ digestion.
I received TMS and it was just like having a helmet put on your head and getting attacked by a woodpecker. It was so painful. I would cry after that I had like a straw face.
Dear Mia, thank you so much for your podcast, your thoughts and the way you support other mothers are amazing! I am a Russian living in Germany, we have different backgrounds, but your words and philisophy resonate so much with me. Just thank you for the wisdom and willingness to share❤
At around 19:13 you talk about 'life stressors picking up' That is the root cause of your depression/anxiety You need to deal with those and your issues will go away,
Hi, I just started TMS and I was researching more about it on RU-vid and I came across your videos and after hearing how severe and how long your depression has lasted despite many different treatments, hearing you describe your sleep problems and describing how it feels like you been hit by a truck when you wake up in the morning, I finally for the first time in my life don't feel alone. Your story about severe depression, severe anxiety, sleep problems, ptsd, and dealing with perfectionism, all the while being a mother, is exactly identical to mine. I'm so thankful to have come across your videos. We can and will get through this. Thank you
@@urfrontdoor thank you so much for taking the time to share this with me. 💗 It makes me feel less alone too. I hope we both find the healing we need. 🙏🏽 Take really good care of yourself!
I really like the idea of a written chore chart between spouses, as it makes expectations clearer, creates accountability, and prevents us from having to keep discussing things. We definitely need to be cautious about the tone we use when speaking to our husbands to not come across as condescending or like we expect him to fail and so we’re creating a chart to stop him from doing so 😅 Everything is a collaborative effort towards a shared and loving goal. I can only imagine how hard it is for working mommas to bear most if not all of the household chores despite having to earn a living. A husband who helps out helps so much!!!
TMS is free now. Fully funded. Id give it another try and perhaps try to time it during a time that is less emotional. Less demands and change going on in your life. Try getting on a sleep medication so that's not an issue. It's a simple fix. It's your responsibility to do your part. I applaud your efforts to get away from toxic medications. CP PTSD is serious and some meditation, yoga, herbal teas are helpful but laughable for anyone to think that's gonna do it. Sleep medication is essential if your having such nightmares. It's awesome that your being honest about your experience. I'm going to do this and document it as well. Your going through a lot and as you said you have to choose the right time to do it. Thank you very much for sharing your experience
Great episode! I’m a newly SAHM and experienced so much trouble in my new role after I was laid-off last year. I always thought I had to find an outside way to cover me instead of just allocating and including my needs into the general household’s needs. It’s so affirming to hear your description of reallocating resources in order to make sure you are covered in the family too.
Hey I am going through the. Act same thing. I don’t believe this working for me. I am on my 8th treatment. I believe I M dropping this.i feel😢more aggressive, sad, and depressed and many different thoughts than when I was in meds. Which wasn’t the greatest. Thank you, because I was looking for some video expressing this treatment. 😢
I am new to TMS my doctor recommended this treatment after many different depressions medicine i think I’m ready to go with TMS treatment.. please pray for me
Mia, I'm so grateful to find your podcast at the beginning of my motherhood. My little baby has 4 months now and I'm going through a very hard time dealing with my perfectionism. Listen to you really helps me to come back to reality and stop pushing myself too much. That made me a little more conscious about the importance of self-care and I started to have more relaxing time with my husband. I'm noticing that life doesn't need to be hard to be the best and that I don't need to be perfect to be loved and accepted. May God bless your family. And, once again, thank you so much. Kisses from Brazil!
Awww 🥹💗🙏🏽 Thank you so much for taking the time to write this lovely comment! It truly made my day and means so much to me that my podcast could reach you in those early days of motherhood, which can be so hard. Keep on taking care of yourself and keep on overcoming perfectionism. It doesn't need to have control over you. You get to have a beautiful life that is imperfect and messy and yours. 💗
@@MiaHemstad I watched one of your videos which appeared on my feed which btw I really enjoyed your perspective. I decided to check out your other videos and came across this one from your video list.
This gives me a lot of food for thought. You're right. We ARE allowed to be bad at something and mediocre at others. Thank you. Such a great reminder of something I've recently started to learn for myself also x
You're lucky it at least didn't harm you. I know of many people, myself included, where it made us worse. I have issues with mood dyregulation now, trouble with focusing and memory. Other issues too, but those are the main ones. It was two years ago and I'm still dealing with the fallout. I caution anyone against tms... it CAN harm you. The doctors won't admit it. If you do it and it hurts you, you'll be on your own. That's how it is for me now.
True. The brain is a very delicate organ. You should not be messing with it. My mind and nervous system were messed up by anti depressant drugs. It destroyed my health. 7 years after I stopped taking them, and I am still feeling the effects.
What do you mean??? it harmed you? as they want me to do this treatment ASAP..... Can you 🙏 please tell of your experience ❤......I need help as im.at my last resort at my wits end with living life in a depressed mental condition- ple as e tell me truth of TMS as why are so many pts saying it improved & saved their life? let me know your experience 🙏 please ❤ grateful for your help!!!!
I am trying to get TMS from my insurance right now, I am hopeful. I may have to fly to the mainland from Hawaii to get the TMS paid for. Sorry to hear your treatment did not help very much. I get night terrors whenever I go up or down significantly on an antidepressant, I believe they trigger them. I am praying you get relief from the depression, anxiety, and insomnia. I understand the challenges especially having an antidepressant stop working and having to deal with insomnia. Oh my, prayers, prayers, and more prayers. My daughter and her family live in Portugal and are moving to Ericera at the end of June.
btw needing sleep isn’t weak, not sleeping can cause multiple health issues along with worsen depression and anxiety symptoms. it’s best for the mum and baby if the mum is able to sleep so that she can properly care for the baby. only weak thing is your mindset.
Sorry about that, a few years ago I read Dr. Daniel G. Amen books, and found out he does does scans, it is very expensive but it has helped a lot of people, you might want to check it out. Check your thyroid..............
