We’re so excited to tell you about a brand new maternal mental health partnership between Postpartum Progress and Maria Shireen™, the fashion accessories company famous for developing the Hair Tie Bracelet. The company was co-founded by Shireen Thor,...
Dear New Mom, You might be sitting there right now, on Mother’s Day of all days, feeling like a total mom failure. I remember that feeling. I had only just gotten started, was at the very beginning of motherhood and I’d already blown it. I was a sobbing,...
It would have really helped if I had known all of my risk factors ahead of getting postpartum anxiety. Maybe that whole hell could have been prevented. I mean, what if someone had said to me, “You have a high likelihood of getting this, so let’s teach...
It is now the official recommendation of the US Preventive Task Force for all pregnant women and new mothers to receive screening for postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. We saw New York City mandate universal depression screening late last year and hoped for...
Making the decision to get treatment for postpartum depression is hard. Making the decision whether to take antidepressants during pregnancy is even harder. I know. I’ve done both. Any time either of my kids has a problem or shows a vulnerability, the...
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.