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Warrior Mom Conference 2017: Tickets On Sale Now!

Love. Support. Sisterhood. All in one place. Join us this year in Denver to learn, connect, heal and develop relationships that will last well past our journeys through a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder like PPD. Tickets are on sale NOW for the Warrior...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2017 12:09 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, Warrior Mom Conference, Denver

Get Ready For The 2017 Warrior Mom® Conference!

In 2016, over 170 women with lived experience came together in Atlanta, Georgia to learn, connect, heal, and share all the ways they are reaching back to help pull their sisters up. There is such power in the words, “me too,” and in developing...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2017 9:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, Warrior Mom Conference, postpartum depression.

How My Friends Stood By Me In The Darkness of Postpartum Psychosis

Today’s Warrior Mom guest post comes from Eve Canavan, who lives in the UK. By Eve Canavan I was the first of my girlfriends to have a baby. They were excited I was going to be a mommy, and so was I. I envisioned us taking walks together, pushing...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2017 12:27 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum psychosis, PPD, postpartum depression., exposure therapy, friendship

When Your Heart Doesn’t Magically Expand With Your Second Baby

Despite what the movies and birth-story blogs tell us, many mothers don’t feel an instant connection with their babies (whether it’s their first, second or fifth). That’s okay. Today’s Warrior Mom guest post comes from Erica...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2017 1:20 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD, motherhood, mental health, guest post, second child

Birth Matters: A Collaborative Research Project Exploring Birth Trauma

The most humbling part of being a staff member at Postpartum Progress is meeting moms and hearing their stories. Whether a mom is newly diagnosed, or is recovered from a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder there is something special about being entrusted...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2016 1:28 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, pregnancy depression, Postpartum PTSD, mental health, antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, research, maternal mental health

Warrior Mom Strong with Cotton Babies

Only a few weeks ago, almost 200 Warrior Moms recently joined together in Atlanta for the 2nd Annual Warrior Mom® Conference, showing the world they are #warriormomstrong, thanks to the support of companies like Cotton Babies. Inspired...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2016 8:15 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: PPD, Warrior Moms, Postpartum Progress News, Warrior Mom Conference, Cotton Babies

Lindsey Breitschaedel: When Things Don’t Go As Planned

Dear new mama, What I want to say, in a nutshell, is go easy on yourself. If you’re anything at all like me (i.e. a type-A teacher) you want to be great at being a mom from the get-go. Maybe you have read books about the nifty schedules you can...

Published Sun, May 05 2016 1:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, motherhood, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, support, mother's day rally, #momsdayrally

Melissa Anderson: When Your Smile Isn’t a Lie

Dear Momma, You just gave birth. You did it. No matter how that baby entered this world, you were amazing. Your mind is probably racing. This baby with soft, wrinkly skin, 10 fingers and 10 toes, and a grin that can break and then heal your heart all...

Published Sun, May 05 2016 12:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Treatment, Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, motherhood, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, mother's day rally, #momsdayrally

Jasmine Banks: Prepare to Bloom

Dear New Mama, I love flowers. I especially love peonies. Do you know about these beautiful flowers? They don’t make much sense to me. They grow in these massive green bushes. Before their buds appear they are awkward and kind of ugly. Their buds...

Published Sun, May 05 2016 9:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, mother's day rally, #momsdayrally

Mariah Warren: Jedi Motherhood

Dear New Mama, How are you? Yes, YOU. I really want to know. I’m sure everyone else has been cooing over your new little one, as most people do, but not me. I’m here for you. Personally, I’d rather not be...

Published Sun, May 05 2016 4:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, Warrior Moms, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, mother's day rally, #momsdayrally

Postpartum Progress Announces Mental Health First Aid Training

Postpartum Progress is thrilled to announce our newest program: the Mental Health First Aid Training Warrior Mom Scholarship! Our Warrior Mom volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. We hear, time and time again, that after sharing stories about...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, Postpartum Progress News, Advocacy, education, training

When Postpartum Depression Makes You a Stranger to Yourself

Seeing someone struggling through postpartum depression and anxiety cracks my heart wide open. I don’t care if I’m a stranger to them or not, I want to take their hands into mine and tell them to trust me. I want them to believe me when I...

Published Sun, Jun 06 2015 10:32 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Treatment, Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, anxiety, antenatal depression, maternal mental health, support, stories, post partem depression

Why These Women Are Climbing Out of the Darkness of PPD

This weekend, Postpartum Progress’ 3rd annual Climb Out of the Darkness will take place in cities in towns throughout the world. Some of the women participating, all of whom are survivors of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders like PPD, have shared...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2015 5:42 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum Progress News, Climb Out of the Darkness

Cultural Beliefs that May Affect Asian American Moms’ Emotions After Birth

The title of “Mother” is a universal label suggesting that women who identify as mothers share the same personalities, characteristics, and preferences. Yet when we think about mothers, it is important to remember that each mother is an individual. How...

Published Wed, May 05 2015 6:44 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum depression treatment, Postpartum Deression, Asian American Mothers, Cultural Considerations

The Alcoholic Mother: on self-medicating PPD and anxiety

I was never a normal drinker, I just didn’t know that until I knew that. Before I had kids, whenever I drank, I drank a lot. Having just one or two never made sense to me. It wasn’t enough, because the one or two brought on the ease–a...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2015 12:19 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression., alcoholism, recovery and sobriety, alcoholic mothers

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