How “Motherstress” Affects Moms with PPD
Welcome to Day Two of the WMBC review of PPD book The Ghost in the House. Amber: Yesterday we talked about the reading of the book itself and the way that layering a mood disorder like postpartum depression onto the already constant demands of motherhood can create...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...Everyday Portraits of Love and Loss: A Tribute to Aunt Kit
I come from a line of Katherine Sullivans. It all started with Katherine Sullivan Madden. Then there was Katherine Sullivan Gorman. Then me, Katherine Sullivan Stone. Katherine Sullivan Gorman was my Aunt Kit. Oh, how I loved Aunt Kit. She was my mother’s...Depression Is the Leading Cause of Disease Burden For Women Worldwide
I’ve said it before. Postpartum depression exists all over the world, despite what some people might have you believe. I also believe 1 in 5 women get postpartum depression worldwide. That’s 20%, which is a hell of a lot of women. Not the oft-quoted 10%,...
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.