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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

New Study: Postpartum OCD and New Mamas

The thoughts marched onto the battlefield when my daughter was less than a week old. They closed ranks around my brain and held on voraciously until they squeezed every bit of sanity out of me. Their arrows whizzed by, carrying horrid thoughts which would...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:38 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum OCD, research, Northwestern

Breaking Down The Privilege of Me Too

This past week, I had the privilege of speaking about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders with the Moms’ weekly group I attend. It was a bit beyond my comfort zone as I am accustomed to supporting and disseminating information in cyberspace more...

Published Mon, Mar 16 2015 6:32 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Depression Symptoms, stigma, postpartum depression., symptoms, peer support, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders

What is postpartum depression, anxiety and OCD teaching me?

{The following is a guest post from Natalie} {photo credit – fotolia} The other day a friend told me that the Universe gives you the baby you need. She’d heard that from a friend who has a very fussy baby, who felt that he teaches her patience...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 7:06 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD, postpartum depression.

Announcing Warrior Mom Conference 2015 Speakers

With only 18 weeks until the inaugural Postpartum Progress Warrior Mom Conference, we’re excited to share our amazing line-up of speakers. We’ll be announcing the conference agenda in the coming weeks, but just couldn’t wait to introduce...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: News, Warrior Mom Conference

Peer to Peer Support Proves Effective In Fighting Postpartum Depression

Those of us active in the PPD community have long hailed the benefit of peer to peer support when it comes to helping mothers combat postpartum depression and anxiety. Now a new study has been published which strengthens the claim that moms helping moms...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2015 8:13 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, PPD, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression.

Self Forgiveness in Healing

Most of us have heard that forgiveness is a healing step toward recovery. When we read these words, we think of applying the act of forgiveness to the people in our lives. But do we think about the character most central to our lives, and our healing...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2015 8:40 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression., forgiveness, self-forgiveness, self care

Dear PPD & Gang — A Poem About Surviving Postpartum Depression

The Postpartum Progress Private Forum is a special place. Hundreds of moms come together online, day in and day out, to support one another through their battles with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The conversations there are uplifting and full...

Published Thu, Feb 05 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression poem

Connecting is Just the Beginning: How Blogging and Online Community Supported Me Through PPD

Today’s guest post is an excerpt from The Digital Mystique: How the Culture of Connectivity Can Empower Your Life—Online and Off by Sarah Granger. The summer of 2005 found me in a distressing place. I was on vacation in London with my husband—and...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2015 2:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, stories, community

Mommy Shoes – Parenting While Recovering From PPD

Please welcome Mirjam Rose to Postpartum Progress today, as she shares her experience of parenting while recovering from PPD. Mirjam is an elementary school teacher and blogger who lives in the Netherlands with her husband and three children. She has...

Published Sat, Jan 31 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, women of color

Mental Health After Postpartum

Mental health, after postpartum “ends,” becomes a rough path. The only thing rougher is trying to leave the path and walk alone. I don’t recommend trying to walk alone. I’ve been seeing doctors and therapists since I was twenty...

Published Wed, Jan 28 2015 5:21 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: therapy, postpartum depression treatment, psychiatry

Warrior Mom Conference Countdown

There’s nothing like connecting with another mom who has been through postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, psychosis, or has experienced any of these illnesses during pregnancy. An instant understanding and sisterhood binds you together, as you...

Published Mon, Jan 26 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Progress News, Warrior Mom Conference

Mental Illness Didn’t Crush My Dream of a Family

Photo Credit: carf via Compfight cc I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder after experiencing two manic episodes in the same month, each requiring hospitalization. At the time I was devastated and felt as though my dream of having a family had been shattered...

Published Thu, Jan 22 2015 5:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: parenting, Bipolar Disorder, postpartum psychosis, Warrior Moms, sleep, pregnancy

Research uncovers various classes of PPD

Humans compare themselves to others around them. She has prettier hair. He has a nicer car. Why does she get the corner office when I have worked just as hard? Or the ever popular gym comparisons: I do the SAME exercises as her and yet, nothing. Then...

Published Tue, Jan 20 2015 6:36 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, PPD, research, Dr. Samantha Meltzer Brody

How Women of Color Can Manage The Impact of Acculturative Stress and Discrimination During Pregnancy

Today I’m thrilled to have Dr. Lekeisha Sumner with us to share insight on two very common types of stress women of color may experience during pregnancy and tips on how we can manage both. Dr. Lekeisha Sumner, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified clinical...

Published Mon, Jan 19 2015 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Depression Symptoms, Warrior Moms, postpartum, Warrior Moms of Color, birth outcomes, pregnancy, women of color, minority mental health, minority mothers, acculturative stress, discrimination

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