Looking Back At Andrea Yates, 10 Years After the Tragedy
Ten years. How can it be ten years already? It was on June 20, 2001, that the tragedy happened. Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the midst of postpartum psychosis. That was just a few months before my sweet boy, my first child, was born in September. In the...
What Six Words Would You Use to Describe Postpartum Depression?
Years ago we started the Six Things series here on Postpartum Progress to provide you with concise and easy to understand information about postpartum depression. This past Mother’s Day the New York Times encouraged readers to write six words about their...Postpartum Progress Wins 2011 Mental Health Media Award from MHA
I’m traveling to Washington DC on Friday to go to the Mental Health America annual conference. I’m very excited to be able to share the reason for my trip: Postpartum Progress won a 2011 Media Award. On Saturday at the awards banquet, MHA will present the...
Uncontrollable Anger Can Be Part of Postpartum Depression
I waited very impatiently staring out the picture window. The diaper bag packed hours ago rested on the floor by my feet. I held on tightly to the bundle of screaming baby in my arms and I thought angrily: “Where is he?” Minutes passed. My teeth clenched. Half an hour...
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.