The Restoring Space Blog
Therapy Tips for Moms & Beyond
Exploring EMDR, grief care, and postpartum healing rooted in trauma-informed care.
Breath by Breath: Nature Informed Therapy Skills for Archery, Hiking & Fishing
Discover simple breathwork techniques to help regulate stress and deepen your connection to nature through hiking, archery, and fishing.
Are You Supposed to “Complete” the Stages of Grief? (Let’s Talk About It)
You’ve probably heard of the “7 stages of grief” — but what if grief isn’t something we’re meant to finish or check off?
In this post, therapist Amanda Gibbons, LCSW-C, PMH-C, explores how real-life grief is anything but linear. Whether you're grieving a person, a season of life, or a version of yourself that no longer exists, you'll find tender insight, ocean-based imagery, and permission to feel your way through it — at your own pace.
Because you don’t have to complete your grief to begin your healing.
The Losses We Don’t Talk About: Grief That Deserves to Be Seen
Not all grief comes from death. This blog explores the hidden, unspoken losses—like miscarriage, pet loss, breakups, and toxic family estrangement—and offers gentle support for healing.
You’re Not Alone: Finding Yourself in Shared Stories of Struggle of the Motherhood Journey
So many moms feel pressure to “bounce back” after birth—but what about when you’re grieving, anxious, or overwhelmed? This heartfelt blog explores postpartum depression, anxiety, and the quiet grief that often goes unspoken. Featuring real support resources, story-sharing spaces, and ways therapy can help you feel seen, held, and not alone.
Honoring the Invisible: Recognizing All Types of Loss on Bereaved Mother’s Day
Bereaved Mother’s Day honors all the mothers whose arms ache with absence—through miscarriage, infertility, stillbirth, or loss after birth. You are not forgotten. Your grief is real. And healing is possible.
What is Nature-Informed Therapy?
Feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck? Explore the healing power of Nature-Informed Therapy — a gentle way to reconnect with yourself through outdoor experiences like Walk & Talk Therapy and Fishing Therapy. Learn how nature can support grief, postpartum challenges, anxiety, and trauma recovery at Restoring Heart and Home, Carroll County MD. 🌿 Click to read more and begin your journey toward healing.
Grief Isn’t Something to Get Over — It’s Something to Carry Differently
A gentle, grief-informed blog that challenges the myth of “moving on” and explores how we can learn to carry loss differently. Perfect for those navigating deep grief, complicated loss, or trauma. Written by Amanda Gibbons, LCSW-C, PMH-C—licensed therapist in PA & MD.
Journaling for Mental Health: A Gentle Way to Feel Seen, Heard, and Held
Journaling isn’t about being a writer—it’s about creating a quiet space to reflect, release, and reconnect with yourself. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, grief, postpartum challenges, or simply the weight of everyday life, journaling offers a gentle path to healing and self-awareness. In this post, we explore the benefits of journaling, how to get started, and a few simple prompts to guide you.
EMDR Therapy: A Powerful Tool for Healing
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful therapy approach that helps individuals process and heal from trauma, anxiety, and distressing memories. By using guided eye movements, EMDR allows the brain to reprocess painful experiences in a way that reduces their emotional intensity. In this blog, we’ll explore how EMDR works, its benefits, and what to expect in a session.
Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health Support
Navigating perinatal mental health means addressing grief, trauma, mood changes, and the emotional shifts of parenthood. In this blog, we explore four key areas—support for baby loss and infertility grief, EMDR for birth trauma and perinatal PTSD, coping with postpartum mood changes, and finding yourself in the transition to parenthood.