POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

Triggers and How They Affect Recovery

Knowing is half the battle. I found this to ring true in my experience with managing my mental illness during my pregnancies and postpartum. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 1 in 2006. It took over a year for me to find the right psychiatrist, the right combination...

Arm Yourself with Information

by Robin Farr | 3 comments

A guest post by Kristin Shaw When I was going through a divorce in 2004, I was sad, hurt, angry, and I cried a lot. A whole lot. I prayed to make the pain stop, and I would call my mother sobbing. “I can’t take this, Mom,” I would say. I’m sure her heart was breaking...

6 Ways You Can Be an Empowered Patient During Pregnancy When You Have Bipolar Disorder

by ADriane Nieves | 5 comments

When we found out I was pregnant (far sooner than we had planned), my husband and I decided right away that no matter what course of treatment we decided upon after speaking with my doctors, our number 1 priority was my mental health. Still absorbing the shock, I...

Let’s Rewind: The Isolation of Motherhood pt. 2

by ADriane Nieves | 2 comments

Parenthood is, in a lot of ways, just a bunch of sleepless nights bleeding into long days. That sounds kind of bleak, but I’m not sure there’s a more complex state of being than that of being a parent. You’re always being pulled in multiple directions and overcome...