by Katherine Stone |
Ten years. How can it be ten years already? It was on June 20, 2001, that the tragedy happened. Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the midst of postpartum psychosis. That was just a few months before my sweet boy, my first child, was born in September. In the... by Katherine Stone |
The National Association of Counties has awarded Los Angeles County a 2011 Achievement Award, given for innovative county government programs that modernize and streamline county governments and increase services to their citizens. The county received the award for... by Katherine Stone |
This week, Warrior Moms of the Week is focusing on antenatal depression, or depression in pregnancy. It’s just as common as PPD but is even less talked about, if you can imagine. There are lots of people starting to speak up about this illness, which is very... by Katherine Stone |
There's been a lot of research coming down the pike lately. Can't tell you that any of it means anything significant to you who are suffering at this very moment. But offering it up for the researchey peeps among you … Link between oxytocin and... by Katherine Stone |
Dear new mom: I remember seeing the blue plus sign on the pregnancy test. It was positive. I waited for the happiness. It didn’t come. Instead of happy tears I had a panic attack right there in the bathroom. The sting from the guilt that I felt in that moment has...