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Black And Married With Kids Features Story on Postpartum Depression

The wonderful website Black and Married With Kids, created by couple Ronnie and Lamar Tyler, is featuring a 2-part series on postpartum depression written by Christine St. Vil. I wanted you to check out part 1, “Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2013 7:15 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms of Color, Ronnie Tyler, Lamar Tyler, Black and Married With Kids

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

Dads Speak Out on Postpartum Depression, Part 6: Trying To Understand

It’s been an amazing week of input from the dads. I hope in the future we can continue to share stories from fathers so that dads seeking information and understanding can see they’re not alone. Today, we wrap up with a few brief comments...

Published Sun, Mar 18 2012 6:59 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Help For Fathers

Hope For Moms With Postpartum OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

To my postpartum OCD mamas, I know what you’re going through. I have been pounded, nearly decimated, by the intrusive thoughts of postpartum OCD. Chased into a corner by them. Beaten into submission by them. It’s hard to think of anything...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 7:30 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Postpartum PTSD: Still Fighting To Heal From Her Traumatic Delivery

How women are treated during labor and delivery can have a direct impact on whether they develop postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or postpartum depression. It doesn’t matter if the doctors and nurses have seen it all before,...

Published Fri, Apr 20 2012 7:40 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum PTSD

Warrior Moms of the Week – 9/2/11Edition

Here are the Warrior Moms of the Week, as nominated by the readers of Postpartum Progress … An absolutely beautiful story in pictures from Kimberly at All Work & No Play Makes Mommy Go Something Something about why fighting against… Read...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2011 7:54 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, PPD, baby blues, Warrior Moms, Postpartum Progress

Bipolar Disorder: When Moms With Postpartum Depression Discover They’re Bipolar

I’ve spoken with quite a few moms recently who, through their experience with postpartum depression, found out they have bipolar disorder. Most often they find out they are bipolar because the typical medication treatment for postpartum depression...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 8:48 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Bipolar Disorder, mania, bipolar, manic

It’s “Whisky Tango Foxtrot” Day at Postpartum Progress

Yesterday afternoon I got some shocking news. I saw that Babble had come out with its list of Top 100 Mom Bloggers of 2011. I was hoping I’d be on it of course, as are many striving mom bloggers, all of whom are awesome even if they aren’t...

Published Wed, Dec 14 2011 8:36 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Babble

Smell the Burnt Toast: Coming Together in A Postpartum Depression Support Group

Today’s guest on Postpartum Progress is Gabrielle Kaufman. Gabrielle is a dance therapist, a postpartum depression support group leader, and one of the California coordinators for Postpartum Support International: Each week I have the blessing of...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 10:10 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression support, support group, Gabrielle Kaufman

Two New Practices Specializing in Postpartum Depression Treatment

I’m so pleased to be able to share good news with you today about two wonderful people who work hard to help women with postpartum depression. First, there’s my friend Cathy Dore, MA, who has just opened up her own therapy practice in California...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 6:45 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Parenting With A Mental Illness

My friend Rita Arens wrote about anxiety and parenting today. “I’ve tried to insulate my daughter as much as I can from my anxiety, but when you live with people, it can be hard. Especially when you’re alone with them as much as I’m...

Published Thu, Nov 10 2011 10:30 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety

What Do You Do To Raise Emotionally Healthy Children?

In my last post for the Million Moms Challenge before it wraps up, I write about the emotional health of our children. As I’ve explained before, the Million Moms Challenge is attempting to engage one million moms with mothers in the developing world...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 8:35 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression In the News: On Older Moms, Light Therapy & More

Here’s the latest news on postpartum depression this week: A study in the United Kingdom found that postpartum depression is underreported (surprise!). The researchers involved with this study believe that as many as 30% of new mothers in the UK...

Published Thu, Oct 27 2011 7:02 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: During Pregnancy, Postpartum Depression, postnatal depression, light therapy, David Rubinow

Warrior Mom Pride

You’ve been asking. Warrior Mom t-shirts. Postpartum Progress coffee mugs. Car decals. Tattoos. Warrior Mom charms. You’ve asked and asked and I’ve taken forever. I’m really sorry. But, we’re finally getting somewhere …...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2011 9:43 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Progress News

Mom of Twins Gets No Help From OB/GYN For Severe Postpartum Depression

I asked the members of the Postpartum Progress Facebook Fan Page if any of them had stories of having postpartum depression after delivering twins or multiples. Melissa D., a mother of four from Wisconsin, was kind enough to share her … Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2011 9:39 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, After Multiple Births, twin babies, having twins, pregnancy with twins

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Black And Married With Kids Features Story on Postpartum Depression

Alexandra Rosas: On The Fat Hot Tears of Postpartum Depression

Dads Speak Out on Postpartum Depression, Part 6: Trying To Understand

Hope For Moms With Postpartum OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

Postpartum PTSD: Still Fighting To Heal From Her Traumatic Delivery

Warrior Moms of the Week – 9/2/11Edition

Bipolar Disorder: When Moms With Postpartum Depression Discover They’re Bipolar

It’s “Whisky Tango Foxtrot” Day at Postpartum Progress

Smell the Burnt Toast: Coming Together in A Postpartum Depression Support Group

Two New Practices Specializing in Postpartum Depression Treatment

Parenting With A Mental Illness

What Do You Do To Raise Emotionally Healthy Children?

Postpartum Depression In the News: On Older Moms, Light Therapy & More

Warrior Mom Pride

Mom of Twins Gets No Help From OB/GYN For Severe Postpartum Depression