The Myth of Wishing Mental Illnesses Away
One of the most frustrating things about postpartum mood disorders is the lack of comprehension by those around you. I’ve been talking lately to a young woman who is currently suffering postpartum OCD, and she wrote this to me in a recent email: It’s so...A Primer on Intrusive Thoughts
I happened to come across this story and found it to be a very clear description of intrusive thoughts. If you've experienced them in the past or are worried about them now, you will want to read this: Dads Have Postpartum Obsessive Thoughts About Babies Just as...Postpartum OCD: Katherine Stone Shares Her Story in Newsweek
My postpartum OCD story appeared in Newsweek on June 7, 2004. That essay, my first public admission of having postpartum OCD, started me on the road to creating Postpartum Progress in July 2004. They’ve since taken it off the site, so I’m reprinting it...
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.