You Are Not Your Feelings
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh, Stepping into Freedom: Rules of Monastic Practice for Novices When I was in the midst of my battle with postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum...
Finding Art in the Dark
Artists are often characterized as moody, dark, misunderstood. We are a suffering sort, regardless of the form our art takes whether it be digital, acrylic, collage, words, wood, and so on. Our ability to create something phenomenal comes from the way we view and...
Defining Recovery from Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
The biggest question I am asked about Postpartum OCD on a regular basis is also the one I dread the most: “Do intrusive thoughts go away?” My heart breaks when I am asked if the thoughts go away because I know where they are, how they’re feeling. How FRUSTRATING it is...
Mom of Twins Besieged by Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts
Continuing with our series on having postpartum depression after multiples, today we welcome Warrior Mom Ashley, who describes her terrible postpartum anxiety and OCD after having twins. Even though I’ve never had multiples, I relate so closely to her story...
Postpartum Depression in Moms of Multiples: What It’s Like, Part 3
Please welcome Lisa Bicknell Madden for the final part of her series on dealing with postpartum depression as a mom of multiples … When my triplets were 18 months old I found out I was pregnant again. I was actually three months pregnant and didn’t know. I...
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.