POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

You Can’t Tell A Mom Has Postpartum Depression By Looking

You can’t tell when a mother has postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD or PTSD just by looking at her. People assume it should be fairly obvious, except it isn’t. We can get pretty good at hiding how we are feeling and what we are thinking. So to all the...

When You Are Thinking About Suicide

by Katherine Stone | 6 comments

Suicide is a terrible thing. The loss of actor and comedian Robin Williams is a somber reminder to all of us that depression is a horrible disease and it can drag anyone down. That is why we try to be ever so vigilant here at Postpartum Progress in encouraging you...

Navigating Your Perinatal Mood or Anxiety Disorder

by Jennifer Marshall | 0 comments

As a mom with bipolar disorder who blogs openly about my experiences surviving a postpartum mood disorder, people often ask my opinion on ways to deal with and manage their diagnosis. I am not a medical professional, so I hesitate to even answer these emails. But my...

It’s Harmful to Pretend to be Supermom

by Jennifer Marshall | 7 comments

I remember all the feelings from when I had my first baby almost six years ago. Joy, utter disbelief at how we created something so freaking amazing, relief, exuberance, nervousness, exhaustion. But none was more harmful than the feeling of being invincible. This...