by Katherine Stone |
I’m happy to welcome Warrior Mom Lauren Hale as a contributor today. If you’re on Twitter and don’t know about #PPDChat, be sure to listen up! It’s one more great way to use social media to get peer support for PPD and related illnesses. Lauren... by Katherine Stone |
The federal government has issued a new ruling stating that mental health care will be included among the essential health benefits that must be offered by most insurance plans starting in 2014. As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the ruling was made to help... by Katherine Stone |
Registration is now open for the annual Postpartum Support International Conference. This year it will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 21 and 22. Additionally, on June 19 and 20 PSI will hold its 2-day pre-conference Certificate of Completion Course... by Katherine Stone |
A dream of mine is coming true today — a dream to help even more women with postpartum depression — thanks to a woman by the name of Hélene Lauré. When you learn about what is happening today, I hope you’ll be as over the moon as I am, Warrior Moms.... by Katherine Stone |
Today I’m happy to feature Warrior Mom Christina Gleason, who writes the blog WELL, In THIS House. She shares how recognizing her postpartum depression led to the realization she had always suffered from major depression. My son turns 8 this August. I was never... by Katherine Stone |
One of the things I’ve always told moms with postpartum depression who are headed to see their doc or therapist is this: Tell them EVERYTHING. Don’t hold back. Don’t lie about or leave out any of your postpartum depression symptoms. Are you sleeping?...