From Suicide to Joy: A Tale of Postpartum Depression, 3 Mothers & 3 Birthdays
Tomorrow is postpartum depression advocate Yael Saar’s 40th birthday. She wants to talk to you about a very important topic: postpartum depression and suicide. I failed where my mother succeeded. Make that “failed” and “succeeded”. My...
ABC’s Medical Editor to Host Twitter Chat on Postpartum Depression
I’m very excited to be part of a Twitter chat on postpartum depression next week with Dr. Richard Besser, who is the Medical Editor for ABC News and also a pediatrician. Dr. Besser hosts Twitter chats every Tuesday on a wide variety of health topics, and next...
Mothers’ Emotional Health Should Be Integral to ALL Maternal Health Programs
Yesterday I went to New York City in support of two very important programs that I believe are related to postpartum depression: The Million Moms Challenge – This partnership between ABC News, the UN Foundation, BabyCenter, Johnson & Johnson, the Bill &...
Postpartum Depression: How To Find Emotional Balance
I have just returned from the annual Postpartum Support International Conference in Seattle. Amidst all of the outstanding talks and invaluable information that was passed along about postpartum depression was an underlying message that, I know, we have all heard...
Postpartum Depression & Stigma: You Don’t Need to Prove That You’re Worthy
I got an email from a mom this week who, in her story of frustration over the lack of help for postpartum depression, made sure to let me know how successful she is. She’s smart. She has a great job. She makes good money, she told me. Her words struck me. How...
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.