Women of Color and Maternal Mental Health: Why Are We So Underserved?
Over the past year, I’ve made it a point in my advocacy efforts to focus more on women of color, talking with them about their mental health experiences during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Based on those conversations and my own personal experience,...
Quitando la Máscara: This Latina’s Fight Against Postpartum Anxiety
Today I’m honored to share my lovely friend (and fellow Texan!) Jessica Escobar’s story with you. Jess is a proud Latina and Texas girl who grew up on the border in El Paso, but currently lives in Austin with her husband and two beautiful girls....
Bye-Bye, SSRI
I’m not on my SSRI anymore. It happened accidentally-I would get so scatterbrained with work and taking care of the twins plus the preschooler that I would totally forget for a day, then take it the next day and swear I wouldn’t do it again. That happened... Adult Time-Outs: Lessons From Postpartum Rage
As part of my recovery from PPD, I learned through lots of expensive therapy that I also experienced what’s called postpartum rage. What could be a simple annoyance to a regular person could send me flying off the handle. My rage manifested itself in yelling,...
A Third Pregnancy and a Chance To Heal
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest post by Lindsey O. She’s experiencing a third pregnancy filled with anxiety, depression, and PTSD after two previous pregnancies. She’s honest here in a way we don’t get to read from a lot of moms....
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.