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The Racial & Ethnic Disparities of Identifying & Treating Postpartum Depression

Did you ever wonder if you were suffering from postpartum depression because a friend talked to you about their experience? Did you read a book that reflected your experiences? If you found a narrative that fit with your experience, did you have access...

Published Thu, May 28 2015 8:45 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, women of color, postpartum depression., mental health disparity

Antenatal depression and antenatal anxiety: Jen’s story

I struggled with undiagnosed antenatal depression and antenatal pregnancy. I felt like such a fraud. My husband and I had planned for this baby. I should have been overjoyed and glowing. Instead I walked around in a fog of self-hatred, irritability, and...

Published Tue, Jun 02 2015 4:07 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: pregnancy depression, antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, pregnancy

Announcing the Warrior Mom™ Conference Schedule

There are only 37 days until Warrior Moms from around the world gather in Boston for the first ever patient-centered conference on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. And as we get closer to this groundbreaking event, we have some exciting news...

Published Thu, Jun 04 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, Postpartum Progress News

Sign up Now: Postcards of Hope

Do you want a postcard with a handwritten message of hope and encouragement from an attendee of the Warrior Mom Conference, the first ever patient centered maternal mental health conference being held on July 11-12 in Boston? Of course you do! Starting...

Published Mon, Jun 08 2015 9:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Conference

100 Mothers Display Their Strength After PPD & Anxiety [video]

If you feel alone. If you feel ashamed. If you’re still lost. If you haven’t told anyone yet. Or ever. If you feel like you’ll never get better. If you have gotten better and yet you still look over your shoulder. If you still grieve...

Published Wed, Jun 10 2015 4:09 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Climb Out of the Darkness, #warriormom, #climbout

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

When Postpartum Depression Makes You a Stranger to Yourself

Seeing someone struggling through postpartum depression and anxiety cracks my heart wide open. I don’t care if I’m a stranger to them or not, I want to take their hands into mine and tell them to trust me. I want them to believe me when I...

Published Sun, Jun 28 2015 10:32 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Treatment, Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, anxiety, antenatal depression, maternal mental health, support, stories, post partem depression

Exercise and Recovery in Postpartum Depression

I remember my postpartum depression and anxiety. I was so overwhelmed fighting for survival day by day, that energy for anything other than that was non existent. On the rare days that I did have energy, my anxiety made me too scattered to focus. My depression...

Published Thu, Jul 02 2015 1:38 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

The Power of the Warrior Mom Community

On our way down, at the Climb Out of the Darkness, a miracle happened: I forgave myself for my prenatal anxiety. The power of the Warrior Mom community, right there in person, surprised me; I’m used to participating in our online community. As we...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2015 7:14 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, Depression and Pregnancy, warriormomcon

Warrior Mom Conference – Need your Questions

We want to hear from our warrior mom community as we begin our first ever Warrior Mom Conference. The first morning of the conference is filled with an amazing panel of speakers. We will have a moderated question and answer session. Follow along with...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2015 12:11 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, Awareness, Warrior Mom Conference

Warrior Mom Conference Re-cap

This past weekend, over 100 Warrior Moms from around the world gathered in Boston for the first ever patient-centered conference on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. To call it a success would be a massive understatement. We didn’t want it to...

Published Wed, Jul 15 2015 6:01 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, Warrior Moms of Color, Warrior Mom Conference, warriormomcon, postpartum mental illness

Calling All Homestead Warriors – A Giveaway!

Helloooooo, lovely ladies! We haven’t forgotten you! Hopefully, by now, some of you who signed up for postcard love from the Warrior Mom Conference have received notes of hope, tinged with a bit of Boston magic, from our attendees. I want you to...

Published Fri, Jul 17 2015 7:15 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, Warrior Mom Conference, Homestead Warriors

You Are Never Alone

When I first became depressed and anxious after my oldest daughter was born four years ago, I kept it bottled up inside – but its devastating effects on me were all too visible anyway. I wasn’t eating, couldn’t sleep, was mute and crying at the...

Published Fri, Jul 17 2015 8:33 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, Warrior Mom, guest post

Finding Your Circle

During the Warrior Mom Conference last week in Boston, we did an exercise where the brilliant Kate Kripke, LCSW, asked us to draw a target. In the bullseye, we were to write the people that we could call that would be there in an instant, whether by phone...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2015 2:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, motherhood, recovery, Warrior Mom Conference, Village

I’m Not Sorry {Guest Post by Climb Out Leader Jessica LaBonte}

As I was sitting in a hospital room with my very pregnant, sick and dehydrated sister-in-law, I realized I had a bunch of awesome Postpartum Progress Hug Cards in my purse. So, while the nurse was changing out her fluids, I announced I was “going to work...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2015 2:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, depression, anxiety, Climb Out, Hug Cards

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