by Katherine Stone |
Dear New Mom, I have gone through the dark, rocky tunnel that is postpartum depression twice now. I guess you could call me a veteran and a survivor. The first round, in 2006, was long, winding and possessed many deep caverns. It is like that Godfather movie quote,... by Katherine Stone |
Dear Moms, Let me tell you about the day that changed my life and made me a Warrior Mom. It wasn't the day that my second child was born — despite the fact that he was in distress during contractions, causing the OB to push him back into my uterus; that the... by Katherine Stone |
Hey Mom: I'm talking to you. Yes, you. I know. It takes time to get used to that name, no matter how desperately you've longed to be someone's Mom. It's one thing, after all, to have the idea of a baby dancing around inside your head; it's quite... by Katherine Stone |
Note: the following is excerpted from Julie's new book "Struck by Living" I lay on our carpet, exhausted, brain-bent, eyes pasted on my one-year-old son. Andrew stood with his back to me, palms pressed against the window. He gazed at the branches... by Katherine Stone |
Dear New Moms: We all receive a number of gifts and well wishes at the time of our child's birth. Gifts are received with excitement and anticipation, with joy and sentiment, with appreciation and wonder. A postpartum mood disorder, whatever the type, is the...