It’s Harmful to Pretend to be Supermom
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...
Asking for Help Isn’t Always Easy
Over the last 4 ½ years, I’ve become a vocal and outspoken advocate on the issue of Postpartum Depression, and it’s equally nasty but lesser-known bedfellows such as Postpartum OCD and Postpartum Psychosis (not the full list of PPMD, by the way). I’m very up front and...Jennifer Marshall: On What I Knew Then and What I Know Now
Dear New Mama, At least three times a day I remember that I had postpartum psychosis. It can be the smell of baby diapers, still fresh in the rows of packages, reeking of powder as I walk through the infant aisle to pick up the tear-free baby shampoo my kids still...Ana Clare Rouds: On Being Your Own Advocate
Dear Mothers, When I experienced postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and the intrusive thoughts associated with postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder three years ago, I felt defeated at times. Recovery was a battle. But fortunately, I won that battle, and I...
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.