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Carol’s Park

Carol Blocker is trying to get a small, neglected playlot in the Hyde Park area of Chicago renovated and named after her daughter, Melanie Blocker Stokes, who as you may recall killed herself while going through a terrible bout of postpartum psychosis. She has met...

And So It Begins

by Katherine Stone | 7 comments

I talk to so many women these days. Mothers of women suffering from postpartum disorders. Mothers of women who have killed themselves. Women who have survived. Women who are just now suffering. They all say the same thing: We need to do more. Lots of people are trying...

Mariah Warren: Jedi Motherhood

by Miranda Wicker | 2 comments

Dear New Mama, How are you? Yes, YOU. I really want to know. I’m sure everyone else has been cooing over your new little one, as most people do, but not me. I’m here for you. Personally, I’d rather not be around a screaming newborn. Or a newborn in general. ...

Katherine Stone: That’s a Lot of Hats

by Katherine Stone | 0 comments

Dear New Mom, You might be sitting there right now, on Mother’s Day of all days, feeling like a total mom failure. I remember that feeling. I had only just gotten started, was at the very beginning of motherhood and I’d already blown it. I was a sobbing,...

Join With Warrior Moms Around the World For Change: Announcing PPD ACT™

by Katherine Stone | 22 comments

It would have really helped if I had known all of my risk factors ahead of getting postpartum anxiety. Maybe that whole hell could have been prevented. I mean, what if someone had said to me, “You have a high likelihood of getting this, so let’s teach you...