I’m Sonni Williams, a BetterHelp therapist and licensed Perinatal Mental Health specialist (PMH-C). Mother’s Day can be complicated for a lot of women. I’m here to talk about postpartum mental health, pregnancy loss, infertility, and everything in between. AMA!
Hi Reddit! I’m Sonni Williams, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Perinatal Mental Health Counselor (PMH-C) with BetterHelp, here to talk about the emotional side of Mother’s Day that does not always make it into the conversation.
Mother’s Day is celebrated as a joyful occasion, but for a lot of women it brings up something much more complicated. Whether you are a new mom struggling postpartum, grieving a pregnancy loss, navigating infertility, or supporting someone going through any of these experiences, I am here for that conversation.
My clinical work focuses on perinatal mental health, which covers the full spectrum from pregnancy through postpartum, including loss, infertility, and the identity shifts that come with all of it. I am particularly passionate about closing the gap for BIPOC mothers and women who have historically felt unseen by the mental health system.
As a wife and mom myself, this work is personal as much as it is professional.
So why am I here with BetterHelp? Because postpartum mental health is one of the most underserved and misunderstood areas in all of mental health care. Too many mothers are told what they are feeling is normal when it is not, or that asking for help is a sign of weakness when it is actually the opposite. I believe therapy is a lifestyle, not a crisis response, and I want to spend today having the kind of honest, real conversation that women actually need.
Ask me anything.