The Postpartum Progress Annual Mother’s Day Rally for Mom’s Mental Health was started in 2009. It is a 24-hour celebration of the importance of emotional health for new mothers. Each year on Mother’s Day I post one letter each hour for 24 hours straight. These letters to new mothers are written by survivors of and expertson perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, as well as by others who care about the mental health of moms. Many arenationally-recognized, award-winningfemale bloggers and parenting authors. This event is always an inspiration and source of encouragement and hope to current sufferers and survivors alike, and is another service of our nonprofit, Postpartum Progress Inc.
You can get some encouragement any day of the year by clicking the links below to read any of the Mother’s Day Rally letters!
2011 Rally Team:
Kimberly, All Work & No Play Makes Mommy Go Something Something
Maria Lianos-Carbone, AMotherWorld
Jacqueline Green, Great Parenting Practices
Joey Fortman, Real Moms Media
Sonia Murdock, Postpartum Resource Center of New York
Emily Elling, DesignHerMomma
Molly Balint, Mommycoddle
Molly Shalz, A Day in Mollywood
Morra Aarons-Mele, Women and Work
Susan Petcher, Learned Happiness
Sharon DeVellis, The Yummy Mummy Club
Heather King, The Extraordinary Ordinary
Nish Weiseth, The Outdoor Wife & A Deeper Story
Rebecca Odes, The New Mom Blog & Babble
Grace Parson, Our Arms Wide Open
Becky Harks, Mommy Wants Vodka & Band Back Together
Katie Sluiter, Sluiter Nation
Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan
Katherine Stone, Postpartum Progress
Morgan Shanahan, The 818
Janice Croze, 5 Minutes for Mom
Arianne Segerman, To Think Is to Create
2010 Rally Team:
Amy Gagliardi, Lily’s Kids Inc.
Sera, Laughing Through The Chaos
Meeka Centiman, LCSW, Postpartum Resource Center of Kansas
Julie Hersh, Struck by Living
Teresa Twomey, PSI Connecticut
Ann Douglas, author of “The Mother of All” series of parenting books
Adrienne Griffen, Postpartum Support Virginia
Victoria Mason, The Mummy Chronicles
Meagan Francis, The Happiest Mom
Alison Palmer, Elliot Hospital
Allison McDonald, No Time for Flash Cards
Sarah Visbeek, In the Trenches of Mommyhood
Mindy Roberts, The Mommy Blog & Momversation
Ninotchka Beavers, NinotchkaBeavers.com
Suzanne, Pretty Swell
Marlene Freeman, MD, MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health
Alexis Lesa, depressionsandconfessions
Tamra Hood, Surprisingly Sane
Blair, Heir to Blair
Jessica Zucker, PhD, PBS’ This Emotional Life
Casey Mullins, Moosh In Indy
Amber Koter, Beyond Postpartum
Katherine Stone, Postpartum Progress
2009 Rally Team
Catherine Connors – Her Bad Mother
Adrienne Martini – martinimade
Therese Borchard – Beyond Blue
Deb Arora – Missives from Suburbia
Katherine Stone – Postpartum Progress
Vicki Glembocki – Blunt Force Mama
Rita Arens – Surrender, Dorothy
Lauren Hale – Sharing the Journey
Karen Kleiman– Postpartum Stress Center
Stefanie Wilder-Taylor – Baby on Bored
Dora Thorn – Spin Me I Pulsate
John McManamy – Knowledge is Necessity
Ivy Shih-Leung – Ivy’s PPD Blog
Sue McRoberts – Totally New Moms
If you have any questions or comments about the Mother’s Day Rally, or would like to join a future team, please email me at postpartumprogress@gmail.com.
