by Katherine Stone |
Recovery from postpartum depression is so much easier said from my chair than done. I know this. Each time a mom comes into my office for the first time asking if she will ever get better, I am reminded of this very simple truth: it is easy for me to say yes. And yet,... by Katherine Stone |
Right now you may be struggling mightily. The holiday season is a really crappy time to struggle. Not that anytime is a good time, but you know what I mean. I'm thinking of you. I want you to know that with help, you are going to get through this. I know you... by Katherine Stone |
I’ve always been kind of an emotional person. Okay, not kind of. I’ve always been an emotional person. When I was six years old, I sang that Sinead O’Connor song, “Nothing Compares to You,” to my mom to let her know how wonderful I thought she was. I can still... by Katherine Stone |
When I had postpartum OCD in 2001, I had never heard of the illness with which I was eventually diagnosed. I had never heard of postpartum anxiety. I had never heard of intrusive thoughts. Once I was fortunate enough to find out what was wrong with me, I got pretty... by Katherine Stone |
Today is my birthday, and so I wanted to share with you my birthday wish … I wish that some day every woman who is pregnant or postpartum and has overwhelming feelings of sadness, or anxiety, or rage, or hopelessness, or has intrusive thoughts, or...