Morra Aarons-Mele: On Time-Tested Tips for Postpartum Anxiety
Love is so beautiful and so heartbreaking Dear New Mom, You feel like you SHOULD be enjoying your precious new baby, and all aglow. Instead: You might be feeling pretty anxious right now. You may feel completely out of control. You may feel like your child might die...
Molly Shalz: On How It Feels To Be Depressed During Pregnancy
Dear new mom: I remember seeing the blue plus sign on the pregnancy test. It was positive. I waited for the happiness. It didn’t come. Instead of happy tears I had a panic attack right there in the bathroom. The sting from the guilt that I felt in that moment has...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...
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.