The loss of a baby — whether it be through miscarriage, childbirth, neonatally, SIDS, the heart-wrenching decision to end a pregnancy due to issues discovered through early screening, or any other reason — is without doubt one of the most painful and...
Is it possible to love your baby and simply NOT love the logistics that go into having a newborn? Yes. Yes. And Yes. This is, perhaps, the myth that is most voiced and de-bunked early on in my work with new moms. Moms who are struggling with...
You are struggling—really struggling—and all you want (besides symptom relief) is for your partner to get it; for him to truly empathize, for him take you in his arms and just be there with you during postpartum depression. For there to be a gaze of...
Moms know best what they need to get well and to feel like themselves again after postpartum depression. And, I don’t actually mean moms in general, but each one of you. Individually. When it comes to what you need to feel well: You. Know. Best. You know better...
Are you still there? Holding your own hand and looking your suffering in the eye, as we talked about in yesterday’s post on wishing away postpartum depression? If so, then you are probably ready to add some of the “doing” parts into your recovery...
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.