May 2012 - Postpartum Progress - The Network of Care

Welcome to the 4th Annual Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health

Welcome y’all!! It’s our fourth year in a row of celebrating Mother’s Day by speaking out about the mental health of mothers everywhere. Maybe you are a new mom and you are dreading Mother’s Day 2012. You don’t feel like...

Published Sat, May 12 2012 9:01 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health

Alexandra Rosas: On The Fat Hot Tears of Postpartum Depression

Dearest Brave New Mom: The first thing I want you to know is that I love you already. I think of how much you are doing, and tears fill my eyes when I see the determined warrior that you are. Nothing stops you from being the best for your little one....

Published Sat, May 12 2012 5:00 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Alexandra Rosas

For Aimee Zeigler, Lost to Postpartum Psychosis

I’m trying to get ready for our annual Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health this Sunday. Frankly, I’m woefully behind. I got a little sidetracked yesterday writing a story for Babble about why most mothers support other mothers’...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 7:19 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum psychosis

Things That Annoy Me

You know what annoys me? When I run out of my antidepressant, and I haven’t had time to get to the pharmacy, and I spend the entire day completely sick to my stomach. It’s only been 12 darn hours since I didn’t take my medication and...

Published Wed, May 09 2012 11:14 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

What Makes Postpartum Depression Different From Major Depression?

What makes postpartum depression different from depression? I have been asked this question many times. It is indeed different, and I know the answer to the question, but since I’m not the amazing Karen Kleiman or Marlene Freeman or Susan Stone...

Published Wed, May 09 2012 8:57 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, News, major depression, MotherWoman, Ellen Story, Massachusetts Commission on Postpartum Depression

Mothers & Postpartum Depression: Our Children’s Future At Stake

One of my biggest concerns is how little people pay attention to the mental health of mothers. We talk about breastfeeding. We talk about postpartum hemorrhage. We talk about vaginal births versus c-sections. We talk about OBs and midwives and doulas...

Published Tue, May 08 2012 10:31 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal depression, Well blog

On Getting Through Post-Adoption Depression

Mom Rebecca Hawkes, who blogs at Love Is Not A Pie, has done a 2-part series on her experience with post-adoption depression. First, she shares her story, and second, she shares the five things that got her through that experience. As many of you know...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 9:59 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: post adoption depression, Adoption Depression

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies To Host National Webinar on Moms’ Mental Health

Postpartum Progress board member and all-around awesome person Susan Stone, LCSW, will co-host a webinar on the mental health needs of moms before, during and after pregnancy on Wednesday, May 16th, in conjunction with the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 9:51 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, News, postpartum depression news

News Roundup 5/2/12

I’m probably on a plane right now, headed to Miami to attend the Mom 2.0 Summit. Meantime, here’s a news roundup for you on the topic of … what else? Postpartum depression and other completely not fun mental illnesses related to pregnancy...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 7:20 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Special Discount on Daily Hope Throughout May

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Soon it will be Women’s Health Awareness Week. Plus Mother’s Day. So … Hopeful World Publishing is helping us celebrate by offering a discount for subscriptions to the year-long series Daily...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 6:37 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Progress News, Daily Hope

Social Good: How Much Can A Blog Really Help People?

I’m asked all the time what kind of impact Postpartum Progress has had. It may be advertisers or brands, deciding whether they should partner with us. Media people wondering whether we have any credibility. Donors trying to decide whether to fund...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 10:46 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, social good

Announcing the 4th Annual Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health

One of the most exciting things I get to do all year here at Postpartum Progress is work on the Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health. If you don’t know what it is, the rally is our annual event on Mother’s Day that brings...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 6:28 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal health, mental health, maternal depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, moms day rally

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