POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

Postpartum Depression: A Feminist Issue

Do not dismiss postpartum depression with a shrug and an eye roll, Ms. Albert. It affects one out of every seven women. Ms. Elisa Albert wrote a book After Birth that I will definitely not be reading. Her main premise is that women do not have enough support for...

The Secret Companion of Pregnancy After Loss: Postpartum Anxiety

by Heather King | 5 comments

Birth trauma, you could call it that. My first daughter was stillborn at full-term in December of 2012. I went into labor and delivery that night expecting to soon meet my little girl only to be told by the doctor while sitting in front of a still and silent...

Music as Self-Care

by Jen Gaskell | 0 comments

Music has always been a part of my life. I realized the depth of my struggles through postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety when I could not recall the last time I played music. I sang bedtime songs for my daughters, and that was the extent of it. I grew up...

A Tale of Two Moms: Postpartum Rage

by Jen Gaskell | 17 comments

I hid this side of my struggle with postpartum depression from everyone but my immediate family. My postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety manifested itself in rage. Postpartum rage made feel like I suffered from a split personality disorder. On the outside, I...