Dora Thorn: A Letter to New Moms
I'm up late writing this, grabbing some silent time where no little hands are pulling at me, no voices yelling at me to help or make someone stop or feed them. Just the ceiling fan and my fingers, typing. Four years ago in this bedroom I lay on my bed screaming,...Sue McRoberts: A Letter to New Moms
I struggle to write you because words are critical and precious. The pain that you are in is unmeasurable and practically impossible to understand. Though I've experienced many of your hurts, fears and anxieties I can never comprehend your exact agony. I tread...Erika Krull: A Letter to New Moms
I had the dream that so many new moms have – a wonderful happy bonding time with my infant and family. I have had three children and unfortunately only had that kind of peace my third time around. The first two were plagued with untreated postpartum depression...Having PPD Doesn't Mean You're A Failure
As we come closer to Mother's Day, there are lots of moms out there on the worldwide web writing about their experiences with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: Seraat Laughing Through the Chaos writes about how she kicked postpartum depression's ass (her...Postpartum Depression Was Her Deepest, Darkest Secret
Many women with postpartum depression and anxiety have strange and frightening thoughts as a symptom, called intrusive thoughts. The thoughts are so scary they often don’t tell anyone about them, which is understandable. That’s why it’s so important...
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.