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Maybe It’s Not About How Quickly You “Get Better” from Postpartum Depression

Our dear Hayden returned to work recently after entering recovery for postpartum depression. Everyone is talking about how wonderful she looks. How brave she is to talk about her disease. How it’s great to see that she has gotten better—how...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2016 8:03 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Celebrities With PPD, recovery, Hayden Panettiere postpartum depression, Hayden Panettiere PPD, PPD recovery, postpartum depression recovery time, recovery from postpartum depression, postpartum recovery, postpartum depression recovery

Warrior Mom Conference Dinner Recap

On the first night of the Warrior Mom Conference, the attendees were treated to a beautiful candlelit dinner at the St. Botolph Club in Boston. After a cocktail hour with passed hors d’oeuvres and wine, the women drew seat assignments at random, allowing...

Published Sat, Jul 25 2015 2:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Conference, Never Alone

Join Us for a Climb Out of the Darkness Facebook Live Event

One Month Until Climb Out of the Darkness! You guys. Climb Out of the Darkness is 32 days away. Which means on Wednesday, May 18, the Climb will be ONE MONTH AWAY. ONE. MONTH. As Postpartum Progress Staff, we are so excited to watch the numbers climb...

Published Mon, May 16 2016 1:21 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Climb Out of the Darkness, #climbout, Climb Out, Facebook Live

Being Your Own Advocate with Doctors and Insurance Companies

Today’s Facebook Live Chat covered a number of topics, including how you can best be your own advocate when dealing with doctors and insurance companies. You can watch it for yourself. Here are all the links that were shared in chat. Insurance and...

Published Wed, Jun 08 2016 1:07 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Facebook Live, insurance, postpartum depression insurance, mental health insurance coverage, no insurance, PPD insurance, post partum depression insurance

PPD & Immigrant Life: When Your Village Is Far Away

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from an immigrant Warrior Mom from Pakistan. A practicing Muslim, her family doesn’t discuss mental health, so she struggled to make sense of what was happening after her baby was born. -Jenna...

Published Thu, Jul 21 2016 8:41 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms of Color, minority mental health, immigrants

Inform, Empower, Act: Why Research Matters

I’ve been there. Sitting at home with a new baby; shaking with anxiety, unable to eat, sleep, or think clearly enough to put one foot in front of the other. You turn on your computer or pull out your phone and visit Google and start to research...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2016 10:20 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Postpartum Progress News, research, research study, ppd research, Warrior Mom research

Connecting Black Moms with Black Mental Health Providers

The Problem Postpartum mood and anxiety disorder symptoms don’t discriminate against some of the most vulnerable groups in our society. The social and environmental inequalities leave Black mothers struggling with access to care, support, and kindness...

Published Fri, Aug 19 2016 8:31 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Warrior Moms of Color, postpartum depression treatment, postpartum depression black women, black/african diaspora new mom mental health checklist, black mental health providers

A Look at Pregnancy And Suicide During National Suicide Prevention Week

Since it’s National Suicide Prevention Week, I’d like to focus on a very critical issue: childbirth, pregnancy and suicide. (Trigger warning: If you are feeling fragile right now and think a discussion about the loss of new...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2016 8:27 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal mortality, maternal suicide, pregnancy associated suicide, pregnancy associated deaths, pregnancy related suicide

Sign Up: Postcards of Hope

One of our favorite activities at last year’s conference was writing Postcards of Hope to send to all the Warrior Moms at home. We heard from you for weeks after the conference in 2015, thanking us for sending a little love and light your...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2016 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

My Postpartum Anxiety Started With My Boobs

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is by Hilary Covil. She tells a story many moms feel familiar with; one of how her postpartum anxiety began with a difficult breastfeeding relationship. We know she’s not alone in this, and neither...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2016 10:46 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, panic attack, breastfeeding, bottle feeding

Dealing with Postpartum Sleep Deprivation

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post covers a topic near and dear to every mom’s heart: Dealing with postpartum sleep deprivation. Know that you’re not alone in your exhausted state of being. We’re here for you. -Jenna] New...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2016 7:17 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, sleep, sleep deprivation, guest post, postpartum depression and sleep, postpartum sleep deprivation, breastfeeding and sleep, PPD and sleep, postpartum sleep

Announcing Speakers for Our Sold Out Warrior Mom Conference

We are thrilled to announce our speakers for the Warrior Mom Conference… as well as the fact that the Warrior Mom Conference is SOLD OUT! Sold Out Conference That’s right. With just under four months left until the upcoming Warrior Mom Conference...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2016 9:14 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Warrior Mom Conference

Sprinkles of Self-Care

I push self-care a lot in the #PPDChat world. Why? Because it was one of the biggest things that helped me and also because as mothers, we often forget to mother the most important person in our lives -ourselves. This week’s #PPDChat focused on...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2015 7:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Uncategorized, moms, self care

Getting Out of the Dark Room of Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today we have an inspiring guest post from Melissa Anderson. She shares her story and some hope for other Warrior Moms. -Jenna] My pregnancy wasn’t “normal.” I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum the first few months. Those...

Published Mon, Jan 18 2016 9:44 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, about postpartum depression, PPD recovery

When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Go As Planned

As expectant mothers, all we can do is plan. We make labor plans, we plan the nursery, we plan how we will spend our maternity leave. We plan birthday parties, play dates, college graduations. All this planning before even giving birth. We thrive on a...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2015 11:16 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, breastfeeding problems, breastfeeding, breast feeding, breastfeeding and postpartum depression, postpartum depression and breastfeeding, bad feelings breastfeeding

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