Media Alert: STOP Tying Murder to Postpartum Depression
Members of the media, I implore you. Please stop assuming that every time a woman kills her child it must be because she has postpartum depression. Not every murder of a child committed by a woman has to do with a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder. In fact, generally...An Advocate’s Take on Why We Need To Do More For Women with Postpartum Psychosis
I wrote about the Otty Sanchez plea bargain on Tuesday. Then I received the following from Postpartum Progress reader Hajara Kutty. Hajara is a coordinator in Ontario for Postpartum Support International. Read her opinion about postpartum psychosis and how the...Mom Defended By Yates’ Attorney Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity
How blessed are women who suffer from severe and dangerous postpartum psychosis to have a man like George Parnham to defend them? First he defended Andrea Yates, and just recently he served as the lawyer for Otty Sanchez, whose story is so gruesome I'm just not...
Bipolar Mom Shares Story Of Having Second Child After Postpartum Psychosis
[Editor’s Note: Last week I wrote about bipolar disorder, and dear Sophie from Sophie in the Moonlight wrote a comment in response to that post that she had no idea was going to turn into her very own guest post here on Postpartum Progress. But I think...The Perils of Bipolar Disorder, Pregnancy & Motherhood
When I saw the headline, “Do Pregnancy & Bipolar Disorder Mix?”, I got nervous. But then I read the CNN.com story and was pleasantly surprised. It is well-balanced and quotes true experts like Dr. Meg Spinelli and Dr. Catherine Birndorf. The article...
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.