Lindsay Maloan: On Not Being Able To Do Much More Than Breathe
Dear New Mom, In the mental health community, we often discuss the importance of stopping to breathe when we are overwhelmed. It sounds silly — I still roll my eyes at my mother when she attempts to force me to do an old tantrum-calming tactic. As a kid, she...Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.: On Abandoning Shame
Dear New Moms, Whatever you are feeling, other new mothers have felt. Our experiences might be different in texture and pitch, but the thread that strings feeling states together is well worn and might be eerily familiar. You are not alone. The statistics are glaring....Jessica Cohen: On Not Holding It Together As A New Mom
Dear new mom: I should not be behind the wheel of a car right now. That moment will stay with me forever. After four weeks of very little sleep, a colicky newborn and way too many people coming by for a visit, my husband encouraged me to get out of the house for a...
Andrea Scher: On Needing More Help Than You Think You Deserve
Dear New Mama, Practice this mantra in the mirror in the morning. Tattoo it on the inside of your wrist. Commit it to memory so you will never forget: Get more help than you think you deserve. Motherhood, in all its joy and sorrow is not meant to be done alone. They...
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.