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The Harm of A One-Sided Story: Antidepressants and Pregnancy

Nothing infuriates me like ignoring the facts. Presenting only one side of the story. I hate it when people do that about maternal mental illness. This week, there was a study that came out on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy. The study authors presented a...

The Two Scariest Moments of Her Postpartum OCD

by Katherine Stone | 17 comments

Today is part 2 of Becky’s story of struggling with severe postpartum OCD, in which she shares the two scariest moments for her during that experience. (Please note: If you are currently vulnerable, you may want to skip this story because sometimes reading about...

The Horrible What If Scenarios of Postpartum OCD

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

I’m happy to welcome Warrior Mom Becky G., who didn’t realize she had a telltale sign of postpartum OCD, those horrible “what if” thoughts called intrusive thoughts. Today is part 1 of her story. (Please note: If you are currently vulnerable,...

Depression Strikes Again: Leave Me Alone Black Dog

by Katherine Stone | 44 comments

I should have known depression was coming. The change in weather. My crazy perimenopause periods these days. The fact that I have been overwhelmed with work lately. The fact that on top of Postpartum Progress and Babble and taking care of two children I’m trying...