When to Announce Your Pregnancy: What the Research Says

(By Eva Ritvo, MD and Stephanie Lechich, PhD) When Dr. L walked into her dinner meeting at 10 weeks pregnant, she hesitated before speaking. A clinical psychologist with a busy practice, she’d counseled women through fertility challenges and early pregnancy anxiety. Now she faced her own private reckoning: Should she share the news? The familiar […]

Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Pregnancy: The Silent Struggle

“What’s my size now?” Source: Dedraw Studio/Shutterstock Pregnancy is often celebrated as a transformative and joyful journey, but for individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), it can be a deeply challenging experience. The combination of physical changes, societal expectations, and personal guilt creates struggles that are frequently misunderstood or overlooked. These challenges often leave individuals […]