2025 Perinatal Mental Health Conference
Nurturing Mamas Network has an exciting announcement:
registrations are open for our
hybrid
2025 Perinatal Mental Health Conference!
Clock Hours:12
(Approved by NBCC and as continuing education for maintaining PMH-C)
When: Friday August 22nd, 2025 and Saturday August 23rd, 2025
Where: In Person at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel 2222 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207
Or Live Virtually through Zoom
Follow this link to reserve your hotel room. Please note, this link will work for booking your room for the night of August 22nd. For additional nights, please go directly to the Renaissance Hotel’s website. Thank you.
What makes our conference special?
We all want to attend conferences for three reasons: to connect with others in this field, learn valuable information, and take a moment to recharge. Nurturing Mamas Network is working diligently to ensure that outcome by providing you with break out sessions that provide you with a deeper understanding of the presented topic and longer lunch hours to connect and recharge.
Agenda Day 1 - August 22nd, 2025
8:00 am CST - 8:30 CST am check in
8:00 am -9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Breakout 1
All together in large room: Dr. James McKenna from Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at University of Notre Dame
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm enjoy lunch on your own, or with a friend, at one of the local dining options.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Breakout 2
Option 1: Julie Bindeman, Psy-D Presentation- The Scarlett "A": Abortion as a Loss
Option 2: Jennifer Donovan, LCSW, CEDS-C & Keeley B. Seymour, LCSW, CEDS-C, PMH-C Presentation- Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction in the Perinatal Period
Option 3: Laura M. Wood, MA, LMHC, CST Presentation- Working with Sexual Trauma within the Reproductive Period
Agenda Day 2 - August 23rd, 2025
8:00 am -9:00 am Breakfast
Breakout 3 Part 1- 9:00 am - 10:20 am Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Presentation- Does breastfeeding protect maternal mental health?The Impact of Oxytocin and Stress
Breakout 3 Part 2- 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Presentation- Feeding, Crying, and Mother-Infant Sleep: Why Standard Sleep Advice Threatens Breastfeeding and Harms Maternal Mental Health
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm enjoy lunch on your own, or with a friend, at one of the local dining options.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Breakout 4
Option 1: Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Hidden Barriers: Thoughts and “Support” that Undermine Breastfeeding & When breastfeeding is not possible: how to help mothers move through grief and form a secure attachment with their babies.
Option 2: Olivia D. Wedel, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, PMH-C Presentation: “SHE SHOULD BE HERE” UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF MOTHER LOSS ON MATRESCENCE & PERINATAL CARE
Option 3: Lauren A. Tetenbaum, LCSW, JD, PMH-C Presentation: Perinatal AND Perimenopausal: Supporting Women through these (Sometimes Simultaneous) Life Transitions
Follow the link below to register and indicate whether you are hoping to attend virtually or in person.
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Freshly squeezed orange juice premium coffee & dammann frères ® tea | flavored syrups
Fruit of the moment with agave mint drizzle GF | VEGAN
House-made granola with greek yogurt, berry compote & rooftop honey GF | V
Gotta have it (chef’s daily breakfast carb) V
feta & spinach savory croissants V
Chia pudding, almond milk, spiced apples, golden raisins, cherries & pepitas GF | V
Sparkling Waters, Pepsi Products, & Bottled Waters
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Hybrid means that the conference will be available to those who want to attend in person as well as live virtually through zoom.
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A lot of thoughtfulness went into choosing the location for our 2025 Conference. Here are a few reasons we chose Dallas, Texas.
Dallas earned one of the top-10 spots in WalletHub's annual ranking of the "Most Diverse Cities in the U.S. (2024),”. The report compared 501 U.S. cities across 13 metrics in five categories that encompass "diversity" across socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household, and religious factors
With two major airports, Dallas has over a THOUSAND flights coming into town EACH DAY. This helps makes flights more accessible to attendees.
We were able to choose a conference location that is central to restaurants and other hotels. This allows attendees more flexibility in dining and hotel accommodations.
Dallas, Texas is more centrally located within the United States which we hope helps more attendees feel comfortable with travel distance.
Dallas, Texas is within a more comfortable elevation for those with specific health concerns that may require this accommodation.
We want everyone to feel comfortable attending our conference! All are welcome! If for some reason you can not attend in person, please feel free to utilize the virtual option.
If a participant or potential participant would like to express a concern about his/her experience with Nurturing Mamas Network, he/she may call or e-mail Felicia Hurst at felicia@nurturingmamasnetwork.com. Although we do not guarantee a particular outcome, the individual can expect us to consider the complaint, make any necessary decisions and respond within 30 days.
Nurturing Mamas Network has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7232. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Nurturing Mamas Network is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.