Two New Books on PPD & Postpartum Psychosis
Lisa Belkin of the New York Times' Motherlode blog weighs in on Heather Armstrong's new book "It Sucked and Then I Cried" about her experience with postpartum depression. Check it out. And Lauren at Sharing the Journey talks about Teresa Twomey's...Carol Blocker Continues to Push for Postpartum Depression Screening & Education
Carol Blocker, mother of Melanie Blocker Stokes, for whom the MOTHERS Act is named, wroteyesterday to the Chicago Sun-Times asking why more hasn't been done in her own state to get increased funding and services for women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders....Postpartum Depression & Crawling Out of a Dark & Deep Hole
The mom at The Worsted Witch writes beautifully about postpartum depression: "I feel like I’ve crawled out of a very dark and deep hole, clawing the earth with bruised and broken fingers on my laborious ascent. To say that I found motherhood an adjustment would...Is Your Organization, Group or Blog on this List? It Should Be.
There are a wide variety of fabulous organizations that have signed on to endorse the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act. Has yours? If you have a statewidepostpartum depressionsupport organization, a healthcare-related organization, a group focused on parenting,...NASW & NOW Endorse Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act
The Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act has had and is gaining wide support from groups involved in everything from the psychiatric field to women's rights. Susan Stone over at Perinatal Pro (that one was for you, Susan!) shares that the bill has now been endorsed...
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.