POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

14 Tips for Mamas with Past Sexual Trauma

[Editor’s Note: As I teen, I experienced a date rape. It was a one time incident, but it rocked my mental health in ways I never knew possible. In fact, its the event that brought my chronic mental illness to the surface. It affected my self image and sexuality...

The Importance of Screening and Support: Jenna’s Story, Part 2

by Jen Gaskell | 5 comments

Jenna’s story differs from my own in one key area: support. She did not receive the support she so desperately needed from her husband. Warrior Mamas need our support and love. Jenna needed to hear that she was not alone and that she would get well. My husband...

The Importance of Screening and Support : Jenna’s Story, Part 1

by Jen Gaskell | 1 comment

I’m welcoming a fellow Warrior Mom friend of mine today to share her story with the Postpartum Progress community. Jenna and I met online through #ppdchat, and we became fast friends. Since I only experienced postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety with the...

What Postpartum Depression Recovery DOES NOT Look Like

by Katherine Stone | 23 comments

I’m going to give you a little tough love today because I care about you and there are some very important things I want you to know. So I’m going to give them to you straight. Here is what full postpartum anxiety or postpartum depression recovery DOES NOT...