Sandra Sutherland: On Not Bottling Up Postpartum Depression
Dear Mama, Motherhood sure isn’t what you thought it would be is it? Sure, the logistics aren’t all that surprising. You knew you’d have a long stint of sleepless nights and never-ending days. The constant diaper changes and mountains of laundry are seemingly endless...Ilina Ewen: On Hearing the Words “Postpartum Depression” Too Late
Dear New Mom (or 2nd or 3rd time Mom…): I never heard the words “postpartum depression” until it was too late. I had no idea such a thing existed except in extreme cases of mothers drowning their children that the media covered in National Enquirer-style...Amber Koter-Puline: On Struggling With Motherhood After Postpartum Depression
Dear Mama, A little more than four-and-a-half years ago this guy ROCKED. MY. WORLD. From the moment the second pink line appeared I knew that my life was gonna change. I didn’t know why or how back then, but boy did the gut instinct that I was in for the ride of...Mary McCarthy: On the Mombie Apocalypse
Dear New Moms, You sweet, poor things. If I could sit next to you right now and hold your baby while handing you a chocolate martini, I would (after a brief lecture about how one martini will not make the baby drunk but it may make the baby NAP, so go for it!)....Stephanie Precourt: On Letting The Words Out
Dear new mom: You wear the armor, the bandage, even though you feel raw and weak and exposed. It’s there. The wall is up so that you can take a breath, so you can feel safe when others are around and even when they are not. And you might not even know if this is...
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.