by Katherine Stone |
I am an expert on worrying. Worry. Worries. Queen Worrier. I can ruminate with the best of them. I can come up with “what ifs” with lightning quick intensity. This is part and parcel of my lifelong battle with anxiety, and for any of you who struggle with... by Katherine Stone |
Warrior Mom Jill, who has been struggling with postpartum anxiety, wrote a letter to her son to give to him on his 18th birthday. She is our guest contributor today. Hudson, I finally feel like I’ll be able to be the mom you deserve to have. You see, for the... by Katherine Stone |
Warrior Mom Tana W. shares how she buried herself even deeper in her work while going through postpartum anxiety just to feel a sense of purpose. After an unplanned c-section due to some medical complications and a four-day hospital stay, I was desperate to get out of... by Kate Kripke |
I think it’s fair to say that each one of us enters motherhood with a set of beliefs or expectations about what it means to be a good mother. We develop these beliefs from the pressure of our communities and society as a whole, the experiences with our own... by Katherine Stone |
Today please welcome holistic nutritionist Arja Pennanen Lytle from Balance Body and Soul, who shares how shocked she was to get postpartum depression and anxiety as someone who is so health conscious. My son is just over two-and-a-half years old, and while I love... by Kate Kripke |
Postpartum anxiety is probably the most common beast in my office. There are certainly differing shapes that this big, furry, gnarly-clawed beast takes—general anxiety, panic, OCD for example—but usually the annoying, mean, and seemingly relentless monster...