Finding Strength in Numbers During Postpartum Depression
Nobody talks about the isolation that creeps up in early mama-hood. Before our babies are born, so many of us often imagine lines of people wanting to come and visit our new little bundles. And we also imagine wanting them to be there. We might assume that we will...Coping With Postpartum Depression: Do You Cry In The Shower Or Hide in the Bed?
When you are in the thick of antenatal or postpartum depression/anxiety/OCD/panic/PTSD (hello, laundry list!), you do whatever you can to get through. Last night on the Twitter #ppdchat, there was a brief discussion of some of the coping mechanisms we use during this...Warrior Moms of the Week 3/18/11
Katie from Sluiter Nation writes a beautiful letter to herself on the one year "anniversary" of recognizing she had postpartum depression. Lauren from My Postpartum Voice, who asks out loud whether the bad thoughts of postpartum anxiety ever go away. A...
On What Your In-Laws Think: A Postpartum Depression Love Story
[Editor’s Note: The following guest post from Kim Rogers gives me chills up my spine. I’m in love with this story. -Katherine] In the depths of my postpartum depression, I experienced all of the expected PPD emotions: shame, guilt, anxiety, fear, sadness,...
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.