How Your Own Mother & Childhood Trauma Can Impact Postpartum Depression
You have just given birth to a baby who you have been waiting anxiously to meet. Even if you are someone whose pregnancy was not ideal, it is likely that you have been holding onto the hope that when you meet this baby on the outside, many of the discomforts or...Ilyene Barsky: A Tribute on the Passing of Postpartum Progress’ Fairy Godmother
I've been writing this blog for six and a half years now. That's a long time. As you might imagine, I've had ups and downs along the way. Times when I would run out of energy, or times when things going on in my personal life just made it difficult to...Tips On Parenting Well While Suffering A Mental Illness
Some of you are experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety with your very first child. Still others are having it with later children, and are having to parent several kids while dealing with PPD. So how do you care for your children while going through depression...Warrior Moms of the Week 1/14/11
So much openness and honesty … Amber Koter at Beyond Postpartum on hopelessness and postpartum depression. Elizabeth Lombino on the myth of the superhero mom and why PPD is so taboo. Mama Robin J on the game Jenga as a metaphor for PPD. (love...
Do You Ask If She’s Feeling Depressed? Reaching Out About PPD
A few days ago, I was visiting with a close friend who’s pregnant. We were talking about how things were going with her, how she was feeling; the usual pregnant talk. I noticed that she kept mentioning that she felt a little off, moodier than usual, even for her...
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.