Brianne Barry

Jan 23, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Colleen McKown |Brianne Barry |Nicole Clark

Stephanie Wu struggled with postpartum depression after the birth of each of her two children.  “When I was really in the depths of it and my son was crying, like he would cry because he saw me crying and he didn’t know how to handle it. And that just made me feel bad,” Wu recalled.  Her journey brought her to the Motherhood Center of New York.

Jan 9, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Colleen McKown |Brianne Barry |Nicole Clark

"Becoming a new mother in May 2020 was really, really actually awful," said Stephanie Wu. Wu and her husband welcomed their first child in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdowns. "My parents masked up and met our son on the sidewalk outside the apartment," Wu said. The chaos of that time was especially hard for the new mom. "When my son turned one year old is kind of when I was just like, 'Oh my God, what happened to my life?'" Five months later, Wu found out she was pregnant with her second child.

Jan 9, 2025 | spectrumnews1.com | Nicole Clark |Brianne Barry |Colleen McKown

“Becoming a new mother in May 2020 was really, really actually awful,”  said Stephanie Wu. Wu and her husband welcomed their first child in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdowns. “My parents masked up and met our son on the sidewalk outside the apartment,” Wu said. The chaos of that time was especially hard for the new mom.  “When my son turned one year old is kind of when I was just like, ‘Oh my God, what happened to my life?’” Five months later, Wu found out she was pregnant with her second child.

Jan 9, 2025 | spectrumnews1.com | Nicole Clark |Brianne Barry |Colleen McKown

“Becoming a new mother in May 2020 was really, really actually awful,”  said Stephanie Wu. Wu and her husband welcomed their first child in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdowns. “My parents masked up and met our son on the sidewalk outside the apartment,” Wu said. The chaos of that time was especially hard for the new mom.  “When my son turned one year old is kind of when I was just like, ‘Oh my God, what happened to my life?’” Five months later, Wu found out she was pregnant with her second child.

Dec 12, 2023 | spectrumnews1.com | Amrit Singh |Colleen McKown |Brianne Barry

Nestled in the picturesque California landscape is Felton Grove. This tight-knit community has its small-town charm, but now residents are grappling with a new reality as they find themselves on the front line of climate events. This is the first installment of a three-part special, Seeking Higher Ground: America's Climate Migration. Nathalie Dervaux has lived in Felton, California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area, for 11 years.  “This is such a beautiful area. You know, you feel at peace.