Dr. Jennifer Reich

They exist after accidents.

And these are warnings about adults, not babies.

But she's not wrong.

She read that correctly.

And rather than the pediatrician saying you're wrong, that's not true for newborns.

It was great because he was able to congratulate her on how seriously she's taken this, how much reading she's done, how she's really taking motherhood seriously and trying to do the best job she can.

And from that, he offered her additional information.

And allow her to really feel empowered to grow as a parent, to make the decisions.

But that takes a lot of craftsmanship in terms of patience and really acknowledging we're not little sponges who soak up misinformation and just act on it, right?

We are processing information.

We are gathering information from as many sources as we can.

We're trying to make the best decisions we can.

And I think if we start with that, there's the possibility of saying, how did you come to see it this way?

And what can I add from my experience that can maybe bridge that to take us both to a new place?

And that can be really powerful.

I'm encouraging people in my life to really think about how they spend their energies and so many things pulling our energies into anxiety and to fear on all fronts.

And I think there's an opportunity to say, I'm going to preserve this piece of energy for something I really need to invest it in strategically.

I find myself that those investments tend to be in other places.

It's in my students.

It's in people in my community.