Postpartum Progress

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...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2015 10:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, adopted, Adoption Depression, National Adoption Month, adoptee ppd, adoptee postpartum depression, ppd and adoptees, adoptee bonding, adoptee experienced postpartum depression, adoptee, postpartum depression and adoptees

Warrior Mom Book Club: Inconsolable by Marrit Ingman

The following is a conversation between members of the Warrior Mom Book Club after reading Inconsolable by Marrit Ingman, the latest in our maternal-mental-health-related reads. You can visit the author’s website at http://www.marrit.info/. Welcome...

Published Wed, Nov 05 2014 10:06 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, motherhood, support

Minority Mothers: Will You Tell Us About Your Postpartum Mental Health Experience?

Attention Warrior Moms of Color: Did you know Postpartum Progress wants to hear from you? We do! We are currently conducting a survey to find out how we can better support and serve women of color who are pregnant and new moms. Our goal with the survey...

Published Mon, Dec 29 2014 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal health, pregnancy, minority mental health, survey, minority mothers, minority women

Stand Together for Moms With Postpartum Depression & Anxiety

Three years ago Postpartum Progress started an event called Climb Out of the Darkness®. We had no idea what it would become. We only knew we needed an event that would bring together moms from around the country and around the world who wanted to stand...

Published Tue, May 26 2015 9:31 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Climb Out of the Darkness

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 19 2015 5:42 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

Raivon Lee: Mother’s Day — It’s MINE!

Mother’s Day — Oh how I’ve hated you, how I’ve misunderstood you. Since becoming a mom, Mother’s Day sends shivers up, down and around my spine. This will be my third — time flies. Prior to motherhood, when I was much younger,...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 3:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

Postpartum Depression: A Feminist Issue

Do not dismiss postpartum depression with a shrug and an eye roll, Ms. Albert. It affects one out of every seven women. Ms. Elisa Albert wrote a book After Birth that I will definitely not be reading. Her main premise is that women do not have enough...

Published Fri, Mar 27 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, Awareness, stigma, medication, postpartum depression., antepartum depression

The Truth About Postpartum Psychosis

These are the kind of posts we don’t like to write. But they are also the posts we must write because these situations carry the most potential for stigma and misunderstanding as they relate to the Perinatal Mood & Anxiety realm. A recent situation...

Published Fri, Mar 20 2015 7:15 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum psychosis, stigma, maternal mental health, facts

Please Support Jenny’s Light

I need you to support Jenny’s Light, and here’s why: They are a major sponsor of Postpartum Progress. MAJOR. If they didn’t support us, we might not even be here. That’s how important they are. Thus far, their sponsorship has helped...

Published Mon, Jun 04 2012 6:50 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Jenny's Light

Seeking Help for Postpartum Anxiety: What About Me, Dr. C?

Warrior Mom Stacey shares how little her obstetrician did to help her when she shared how much she was suffering from postpartum anxiety and panic attacks. Another in our series about reaching out for help and not getting much of it … Dear Dr. C...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 6:40 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, postpartum panic

Calling All Women of Color Who Have Had Postpartum Depression or Anxiety

I and my fellow postpartum depression peer advocates are constantly being asked about postpartum depression resources for women of color. It’s very disappointing to me when I always have to respond with either none, or very few. It’s not that...

Published Tue, Nov 15 2011 11:19 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, African-Americans & PPD, african american women, Latinas, PPD Among Latinas

A Letter to My Daughter: I’m Sorry, but Not Sorry

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post requires a Tissue Warning. Leslie Froelich writes beautifully about the birth of her twins, the loss of one daughter, and the subsequent battle with postpartum depression. -Jenna] Dear Elizabeth: I can’t...

Published Tue, Feb 16 2016 10:32 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum PTSD, Warrior Moms, grief, guest post, baby loss

All Mothers Deserve Our Support

Tyra Banks welcomed her first child, a son, into the world last week. She announced his birth initially via her Instagram; simply a pictures of a newborn hat and a statement saying that the little miracle baby resembles both of his parents. She, then...

Published Mon, Feb 01 2016 9:10 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: motherhood, good mother, infertility, In the Media, infertility treatment, surrogate, infertility depression, surrogacy, infertility and depression, tyra banks

That Was Then, This Is Now: Postpartum-Onset Bipolar II Disorder & OCD

It’s the spring of 2015, and I’m outdoors with my four young children, breathing in the long awaited warm weather as we walk to the playground. Life is humming along at a hectic pace, just as I’d imagined it would be when I’d found...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2016 11:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Bipolar Disorder, Postpartum Bipolar, Postpartum OCD, bipolar, bipolar II, intrusive thoughts, postpartum OCD symptoms, postpartum intrusive thoughts, postpartum onset bipolar II disorder

Running from PPD: Trying to Heal While Battling an Eating Disorder

This story starts with a tub of vanilla ice cream and a Costco-sized jar of Nutella but I don’t know where it ends. What I do know is that I was at my wits end after starting yet another round of dieting and intense exercise, only to find myself...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2016 8:40 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, eating disorders

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