Time Inc. has just relaunched its website Health.com. The site features a section on postpartum depression that I think is absolutely fantastic because it goes in depth into the illness over a variety of videos and articles. I'm probably also a little biased because I was part of the project, and am very excited that they link back here to Postpartum Progress in a couple of places — but I think you'll agree that this site covers PPD much more comprehensively than many others. Here is one of the videos:
(A side moment of vanity here but, Hello!, that video makes me look AWFUL. Nice dark circles under my eyes. Ugh.) Ruta Nonacs, Shoshanna Bennnett and Ann Dunnewold are also quoted in the section among others. Here are some of the articles:
- Why You Can't Wait To Treat Postpartum Depression
- Who Gets Postpartum Depression
- Where To Get Help for Postpartum Depression (PSI is mentioned here and elsewhere!)
The site encourages you to become involved and there are a lot of ways for you to add your comments. Here is why the people at Health.com recommend you check them out:
"As journalists and editors, we have a particular fascination with the way ordinary people (like us, to start with) solve health problems: how we find doctors, deal with insurance, talk to loved ones, process complicated information, cope with stress. In other words, we’re interested in how people do all the important life stuff that falls between the cracks in a strained, hurried, and broken health-care system. If you follow the links in one of our Health Journeys, I think you’ll see that our approach is a bit different.
Second, our approach to video is a bit different too: just experts and patients talking frankly about their experiences in ways we think are useful as you make your own decisions. Our short but fascinating video content includes Dr. Amber Guth talking about the way the breast-cancer experience can enrich the lives of some women. Check out our own Sean Kelley talking about how his kids motivate him to manage his diabetes.
Third, when it comes to healthy living (all the things you do when you’re not actually sick, to prevent getting sick), we love the power of the Web to deliver information in really useful ways. We’ve set up new Healthy Living and Healthy Eating channels. We have thousands of healthy recipes, including these incredible Guilt-Free Chocolate Muffins—they taste like pure fudge but are wheat-free and have only 154 calories. Or try our Cobb Salad, which has half the calories of the classic version but still provides a mouthful of bacon, blue cheese, and avocado in every bite.
Fourth, our approach to the zillion-headline world of health news is to try to answer the questions you really want answered: Is this story about spinach preventing cancer in mice even relevant to me? Should I worry about the controversy around a new drug? One example: Check out Theresa Tamkins’s funny blog on a study that may or may not show that exercise helps Scottish couch potatoes (or as she calls them, “couch haggises”) with depression.
And fifth, yes, we do like to blog. We do like to present diverse voices talking about human issues: pregnancy, struggling with cancer, parenting healthy children, and dealing with healthy food choices in supermarkets and fast-food restaurants.
Oh, one more: The important thing that excites us is the power of the Web to incorporate the voices of the people who use it. You’ll find comment opportunities sprinkled throughout the site. And we hope to hear from you, starting now: If you have comments, suggestions, or criticisms, email me."
P.S. I know yesterday wasn't Mother's Day. For some reason my system wigged out and held my post from last Sunday until yesterday. Let's look on the bright side though … maybe it was Mother's Day somewhere in the world yesterday … Timbuktu?
I think it's great that you talked about the time factor. One of the hardest things to tell a struggling mom when she calls me for resources is answering her question "How long did it take you to get through it?" She wants to hear a few days, or maybe even a week. But when I tell her months… her disappointment is heavy, sometimes bringing tears. I love these women – and I hate this illness.
Looking forward to meeting you at the conference.
Kim
I think you look great! 🙂 Gorgeous red hair! You look tired but how else do we all look when we got post partum! Ugh. It's amazing what you've done here and how many lives you're changing, including mine 🙂