The Link Between PMS and Postpartum Depression
I’ve said it more than once in speeches and been told I was wrong by an expert or two. There’s no data, they said. Yet it only makes sense to me that those of us who are highly sensitive to hormonal changes would be more likely to experience mood problems...
No Action On Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act
It’s true. Nothing has happened. I remember standing there in the shadow of the United States Capitol in 2010 so excited that the Melanie Blocker Stokes Mothers Act had passed. We were getting somewhere. The federal government was officially recognizing how...Perinatal Mental Health Conference in Virginia on Feb. 1
Postpartum Support Virginia and the Tidewater Perinatal Mental Health Consortium will be hosting a one-day conference called “Mental Health in Pregnancy and Beyond: Beyond the Basics.” The event will be held at the Hampton Roads Convention Center on...
Why You Shouldn’t Compare Yourself To Other Moms Without PPD
Today I’m happy to share a story from Warrior Mom Jennifer Carney. She had postpartum depression after her first child was born and didn’t seek help because she felt guilty that she had PPD and other moms who she believed had situations much worse than...
The Top 10 Postpartum Depression Stories of 2012
It was quite a year at Postpartum Progress. We had more than 1 million pageviews in 2012, most of which came from moms seeking help for postpartum depression. Not bad for the little blog that could!! The top ten most popular stories about postpartum depression and...
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.