POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

Help Us Drop Kick The Despair of Postpartum Depression: Strong Start Day 2012

What do you need to know to want to help? Postpartum depression is a real and very painful illness. Fifteen to 20% of all new mothers get postpartum depression or anxiety, nearly a million each year in the US alone. It could be you, your sister, your daughter, your...

Postpartum PTSD Is As Common As Postpartum Depression

by Katherine Stone | 3 comments

Anywhere from 7-16% of new moms experience some level of postpartum PTSD, or postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health, which reviewed a study by McGill University. This study found that risk factors for...

Stuff You Need for Strong Start Day

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

Since a lot of you are asking, here are the things you need if you’re going to do your own post, or email or letter to help raise funds for Postpartum Progress on Strong Start Day, which is TOMORROW … You can lift the logo from this post if you’d...

10 Tips For Getting Through Seasonal Depression

by Kate Kripke | 10 comments

Fall has come. If your mental health is affected by the change of seasons — whether you have seasonal depression, postpartum depression or seasonal affective disorder — here are some great tips on getting through the transition of the seasons. Transition:...