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You Are Not Your Diagnosis
There is a saying, “You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” It doesn’t matter who said it. The words mean the same thing. When we are diagnosed—PPD, PTSD, Bipolar, Anxiety, OCD, etc—it is so easy to wear...
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Fri, Nov 27 2015 5:00 AM
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You Don’t Have to Be Thankful on Thanksgiving
You don’t have to be thankful today. I know. It’s Thanksgiving. We’re all supposed to sit around the table, hold hands, sing “Kumbaya,” and say what we’re most thankful for while our stomachs growl and we think, “I’d...
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Thu, Nov 26 2015 5:00 AM
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It’s Okay to Stay Home on Thanksgiving
Having a baby around Thanksgiving feels so magical, doesn’t it? Pregnant with our first son, I remember feeling excited about his due date. While not due until the week after Thanksgiving, I delivered all three of my babies early due to health complications...
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Tue, Nov 24 2015 11:28 AM
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Speaker Submissions Now Open for Warrior Mom™ Conference ’16
We’re looking for YOU… …to submit a speaker/presenter application for the 2016 Warrior Mom™ Conference happening in Atlanta next October 14-15. That’s right. We’re looking for you. We’re looking for speakers who...
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Mon, Nov 23 2015 9:00 AM
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When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Go As Planned
As expectant mothers, all we can do is plan. We make labor plans, we plan the nursery, we plan how we will spend our maternity leave. We plan birthday parties, play dates, college graduations. All this planning before even giving birth. We thrive on a...
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Thu, Nov 19 2015 11:16 AM
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Book Your Room for the 2nd Annual Warrior Mom Conference
We’ve heard your questions in the private Facebook group for Warrior Mom Conference Attendees. (You’ll be added to the group when you register.) We know you’ve all been chomping at the bit to book your hotel room at The Georgian Terrace...
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Thu, Nov 19 2015 8:16 AM
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Postpartum Depression Stigma Persists Even In Federal Government
Someone told a mom in the Postpartum Progress community the other day that there is no longer any stigma when it comes to postpartum depression. We’re talking about it. We’re doing things about it. Moms need to realize that the stigma has...
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Wed, Nov 18 2015 1:47 PM
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Moms Needed for a Postpartum OCD Study
Becoming a mother should be one of the happiest moments in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, many women suffer from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders beginning in pregnancy through the first year postpartum. Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder...
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Wed, Nov 18 2015 10:50 AM
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George Washington University
How an Adult Adoptee Experienced Postpartum Depression
Editor’s Note: November is National Adoption Month. Postpartum Progress strives to tackle topics from all points of view, and today we have Chrissie Gaddis, a mom and adult adoptee, telling her story. It’s important in the discussion of motherhood...
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Mon, Nov 16 2015 10:00 AM
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Moms with Postpartum OCD Discuss Target’s Obsessive Christmas Disorder Shirt
Yesterday, public scrutiny switched from Starbucks to Target when the retailer was accused of trivializing mental illness with a Christmas shirt. The shirt reads: OCD – Obsessive Christmas Disorder. Get it? Instead of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder...
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Thu, Nov 12 2015 7:32 AM
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How a Traumatic Birth Gave Me Postpartum PTSD & Depression
My child will be an only child. I want to talk about one of the reasons she will be an only child. I want to talk about why I roll my eyes or wince when someone tells me that I’m too young to say something like this or to “give it time.”...
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Tue, Nov 10 2015 8:42 AM
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PTSD
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birth trauma
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post-traumatic stress syndrome
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PTSD after childbirth
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post-traumatic stress disorder childbirth
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what is postpartum PTSD
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We Need to Talk About Postpartum Disorders
[Editor’s Note: Today we are thrilled to have a guest post by Betsy Schwartz, Vice President of Public Education & Strategic Initiatives at the National Council for Behavioral Health.] In 2001, a tragic event in a suburb of Houston Texas shook...
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Fri, Nov 06 2015 6:00 AM
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Postpartum Progress News
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Mental Health First Aid USA
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National Council for Behavioral Health
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Andrea Yates
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postpartum mood disorder
National Adoption Month: Addressing Depression During Pregnancy
To say I felt depressed during my first pregnancy is an understatement. To say that my depression went untreated is also an understatement. However, considering I presented a number of risk factors for depression during pregnancy, the fact that my depression...
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Thu, Nov 05 2015 10:57 AM
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unplanned pregnancy
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National Adoption Month
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birthmother depression
Men’s Health Month: More Mental Health Help Needed for Fathers
[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Carrie London of Growing Humans. Addressing fathers’ mental health is important in the discussion of postpartum depression. Additionally, November is Men’s Health Month and this year...
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Wed, Nov 04 2015 9:00 AM
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Purchase Your Tickets for the 2016 Warrior Mom Conference
That’s right! You can purchase your ticket for the 2016 Warrior Mom Conference, taking place in Atlanta, GA from October 14-15, 2016. We encourage you to do so as soon as you possibly can as we sold out very quickly last year. But maybe you’re...
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Mon, Nov 02 2015 9:00 AM
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