by Katherine Stone |
[Editor’s Note: It takes a long time to get over postpartum depression. Not just the illness itself, but the period afterward where you continue to look over your shoulder, or feel angry and bitter that you were deprived of a happy infancy with your new baby, or...
by Katherine Stone |
[Editor’s Note: How women are treated during labor and delivery can have a direct impact on whether they develop postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or postpartum depression. It doesn’t matter if the doctors and nurses have seen it all... by Katherine Stone |
Is there ever a way to really help someone understand what it is like to go through postpartum depression? Why you are the way you are right now (or were then, if you’re a survivor), thinking the things you think during PPD? Probably not. So we justify. We... by Katherine Stone |
I hope you don’t mind a little housekeeping chat, but this is really important. Especially for those of you who run PPD support organizations, or who are volunteers or professionals with news to share, or are moms who want to share their stories, or are... by Katherine Stone |
Several years ago, with the help of a graphic artist, I created the Warrior Mom logo for Postpartum Progress. I wanted a symbol that was positive. That represented the strength and courage it takes to get through postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum...