Kate Kripke: On Talking to Your Postpartum Brain
This letter is written to the brain that feels overwhelmed, depleted, lost in the trees, and unfamiliar. The brain that suddenly feels uncertain and detached and scared. Yes, that one. This letter is written to the postpartum brain that has a hold of that Mama who is...Molly Balint: On The Dark & Lonely Months of Postpartum Depression
I do not get postpartum depression. I am a strong, emotionally stable woman who doesn’t let much ruffle her feathers. I can pull myself out of any rough patch. Those were just a few of the things I was telling myself as I made the drive to my OBGYN’s...Emily Elling: On Women Helping Women Through Postpartum Depression
Dear New Moms: As I type this letter, it’s 9:30pm and I’m relaxing on the sofa quietly listening to my favorite Pandora station. Across town, my best friend and postpartum depression survivor is in labor with her second girl. I just got an online status...Sonia Murdock: On Zulu Mothers’ Tears for New Moms
Dear Moms and Moms-to-be, "It takes a whole village to raise a child but we need to remember that it was the mother who had the baby, and she and the entire family need our help too." ~ Jane Honikman, founder, Postpartum Support International While I was in...
Meet Katherine
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.
Meet Katherine
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.