by Katherine Stone |
I never thought I had a good body. I was always really tall, kind of awkward, big feet, muscular thighs. I never really felt womanly or cute — mostly just like I took up an inordinate amount of space. At the same time, though, I wasn’t that self-conscious about... by Katherine Stone |
I'm looking forward to heading off to Pittsburgh Wednesday to spend time at the annual Postpartum Support International Conference with advocates and experts, all of whom focus their efforts on helping women with postpartum depression and related illnesses. So... by Katherine Stone |
Last week many of you commented on your own postpartum anxiety after reading Stephanie’s guest post. Whether it’s manifested in the form of postpartum OCD or postpartum panic attacks or general anxiety, for a lot of you your symptoms are more about fears... by Katherine Stone |
In 2008, Lisa Sniderman wrote a compelling piece for Postpartum Progress about how she quit her bipolar medications so that she could breastfeed after the birth of her daughter, and ended up being hospitalized for severe postpartum depression. She wrote about what a... by Katherine Stone |
Quick, guess which number is higher: the number of people who sprain an ankle each year, the number of people who have a stroke, or the number of women who experience postpartum depression? PPD. Surprised? In so many books, articles and news programs, you hear the...