Time Magazine & “Psychotic Nut Job” Mothers
"Psychotic nut jobs." That's the term used in a recent Time magazine Healthland piece about mothers who kill their newborns. Time, have we not already been over the issue of mental health stigma and poor reporting with you? Good grief. I'm...Words Matter: Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness
Words matter. I’m not one to be politically correct. Goodness knows I don’t want to be the word police. I realize that people don’t mean any harm when they say the words “crazy” or “insane”. For pete’s sake, I use those...
20 Things I NEVER Want To Hear Or Read Again, Postpartum Depression Edition
Here are 20 things I don’t ever want to hear or read again about postpartum depression, and every other perinatal mood or anxiety disorder. (I have heard every single one of these, whether directed at me personally or in emails and comments from Postpartum...Postpartum Depression & the Stigma of “Happy Pills”
I heard someone use the term “happy pills”the other day, and it really stuck in my craw. I knew, of course, that they were referring to antidepressants. What is a happy pill exactly? I have taken antidepressants, as you know, and I haven’t...
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.