Yasmine Fehr
Yasmine Fehr is excited to contribute to St. Louis Mom! She is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who is board certified for the whole lifespan, but she specializes in pediatric and adolescent psychiatry. Originally from Memphis, TN, but St. Louis has been home since 2002 when she attended college at Washington University. She currently lives in Ellisville with her husband, Chris, son, Samuel, and their dog, Whitney B. She loves watching and streaming shows (favorites include “The Golden Girls,” “Seinfeld,” “Bob Hearts Abishola,” and “Only Murders in the Building), reading, walking, and spending time with friends and family. She is excited to continue to learn from other St. Louis moms as a new mother and is equally excited to share insights that can benefit children and adolescents.
Grief in Motherhood: Missing the “Old” Me
In my previous post, I discussed grief in motherhood from a clinical perspective. But I wanted to talk about something more personal to me:...
How Grief in Motherhood Occurs Following a New Diagnosis
When I was seeing new patients in the clinic and would provide a confirmed but new mental health diagnosis, there were a variety of...
How One Statement About My Mothering Became the Catalyst for a Seismic Career Change
A few months ago, I talked with my mother, who is in her mid-60s (this detail becomes important later). We talk daily, but this...
Joining Parents as Teachers: One of My Best Parenting Decisions
I don’t know about you, but I had some incorrect, preconceived notions about what Parents as Teachers did as an organization. Maybe because I’m...
Finding Gratitude in What Feels Like the Monotony of Home Life and Motherhood
This is your reminder to look for gratitude in the monotony.
I absolutely LOVE routine. I come by it honestly; my father was highly disciplined,...
A Psychiatric Provider Returning to Psychiatric Medications
You’ve heard the quote, “Medical professionals make the worst patients.” Well, not me, I thought. Because of this stereotype, I strive to be an...
ADHD Medication: Can my Child Take a Break During the Summer?
Yasmine, a pediatric psychiatric NP, weighs in on a common question parents ask about ADHD medication.
Well, we made it. Summer is FINALLY here, and...
How Do I Know If My Child or Teen Needs Help with Mental Health?
Do you know how to tell if your child or teen needs mental health intervention?
The kids are really going through it. Things are so...
Healthy Body Image in Children and Adolescents (And Not Just our Girls)
How can we foster healthy body image in today's world?
Content Warning (CW): mentions of disordered eating, symptoms related to eating disorders
“I don’t want to...
Holiday Stress Management Through Boundaries
As I write this, I am dumbfounded that we are only one month away from 2024. I think we can all collectively agree that...
