Feeling Ambivalent?

1 minute Vanessa Vitiello Written by Vanessa Vitiello Published 05/17/23

I recently sat down with a reporter from Today.com to talk about a topic that needs more light shed on it— pregnancy ambivalence. Ambivalence means feeling opposite things or more than one feeling at once. Feeling ambivalent during pregnancy is a common and normal experience, however there is still a good amount of shame and stigma around it. To learn more about pregnancy ambivalence, read about others’ stories, and see what I had to say about it from a psychological perspective, check out the full article linked below.

What is pregnancy ambivalence? It’s a lot more common than people know

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Written by Vanessa Vitiello

Vanessa Vitiello is a therapist in New Jersey and New York who specializes in couples, group and individual therapy.

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