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A Long Journey with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from a Warrior Mom in Australia. She said that this site helped her understand more about postnatal depression and anxiety (PND), which is how they refer to postpartum depression and anxiety Down Under...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2016 7:41 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

2016 Climb Out of the Darkness Local Grant Awards

Postpartum Progress believes it is important to support local organizations that are truly making a difference for moms in their communities by providing direct services and support. Each year our Board of Directors elects to donate a percentage of funds...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2016 8:27 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Climb Out of the Darkness, postpartum depression grants, Postpartum Progress grants, Climb Out of the Darkness grants, grants, postpartum depression grant, grant, postpartum support groups, PPD grant

Mental Health in Color Initiative: Training Scholarships

Research shows people often feel more comfortable seeking help from someone who looks like them. We know that Black moms suffering from symptoms of postpartum depression and anxiety face unique challenges. The Postpartum Progress mission includes ALL...

Published Thu, Nov 10 2016 6:56 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms of Color, mental health providers of color, multicultural counselors, therapists of color

I’m Not Fine: On Being Honest with Doctors About PPD Symptoms

Congratulations! You’ve had a baby! It is such a wonderful time in your life! These are a few of the things relatives and friends and even strangers will coo around you, like a bee hive; buzzing about every little thing you feel is normal. We all...

Published Thu, Jul 28 2016 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Depression Symptoms

Join Us for #NatCon16

In October, we announced our partnership with National Council for Behavioral Health—the largest organization for mental health and addiction recovery in the Unites States, connected to policy change and awareness programs. From About the National...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2016 8:51 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Progress News, National Council for Behavioral Health

Thank You, Warrior Moms

I’ve spent the week in San Jose at the NTEN Non-Profit Technology Conference learning all sorts of ways to utilize technology to help mamas in need. I’ve learned so much in these three days, let me tell you. My brain is full of new forms of...

Published Fri, Mar 25 2016 4:32 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Warrior Moms

Bye-Bye, SSRI

I’m not on my SSRI anymore. It happened accidentally-I would get so scatterbrained with work and taking care of the twins plus the preschooler that I would totally forget for a day, then take it the next day and swear I wouldn’t do it again...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2014 5:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety

BabyCenter Finds PPD Moms Don’t Seek Help Due To Guilt & Shame

BabyCenter®, the number one pregnancy and parenting digital resource, recently asked 1,400 moms about their experience with postpartum depression and found that 40% said they didn’t seek medical help for their illness. Their reasons for avoiding...

Published Tue, Nov 18 2014 6:54 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, BabyCenter

CNN Takes A Look At Postpartum Depression (Look Mom! I’m On TV!)

So CNN came to my house a while back. They wanted to do a segment on postpartum depression. Afterwards I didn’t hear anything, so I just moved on. Then last night Amber Koter-Puline of Beyond Postpartum sent me a link to this: I have to say I’m...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 6:30 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Progress News, Katherine Stone, CNN

No Action On Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act

It’s true. Nothing has happened. I remember standing there in the shadow of the United States Capitol in 2010 so excited that the Melanie Blocker Stokes Mothers Act had passed. We were getting somewhere. The federal government was officially recognizing...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2013 6:36 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression law, Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act, Melanie Blocker Stokes, MOTHERS Act

Is Postpartum Depression A Feminist Issue?

I don’t know that I consider myself a feminist, per se, but I have always believed that postpartum depression is a women’s issue and all women should take up the cause, not just those who’ve survived it. If 20% of all the women we know...

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 6:29 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Join Your Sisters & Raise Your Voice for Maternal Mental Health

We’re getting closer ladies! It’s almost time for our 3rd annual Climb Out of the Darkness®. We already have more than 150 teams in 44 states and 3 countries. More than 1,000 Climbers, many of them mothers just like you who know what it’s...

Published Fri, May 15 2015 10:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

A story of Postpartum OCD, intrusive thoughts, and hope

I remember each part of my OCD clearly. It began one night as I was nursing my son, Easton. I was home alone with the kids because my husband travels for work. I was looking at him and this random thought popped into my head– “What if I smothered...

Published Wed, Apr 01 2015 7:53 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD

Recovery from Intrusive Thoughts

After my recent pieces about intrusive thoughts here at Postpartum Progress (which you can find here and here – please use caution in clicking over as these are both potentially triggering posts), I have received a number of emails from several...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2015 10:10 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum OCD, recovery, intrusive thoughts, postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder

Dear Hayden, It’s Okay If You Don’t Feel Radiant

Current headline: “Hayden Pantierre Looks Radiant in First Appearance Since Entering Treatment for Postpartum Depression.” Dear Hayden, Hello. I am so glad that you’re looking radiant, though I don’t know what that means. Here’s...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2015 8:16 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Celebrities With PPD, Hayden Panettiere postpartum depression, Hayden Panettiere PPD, In the Media

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A Long Journey with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

2016 Climb Out of the Darkness Local Grant Awards

Mental Health in Color Initiative: Training Scholarships

I’m Not Fine: On Being Honest with Doctors About PPD Symptoms

Join Us for #NatCon16

Thank You, Warrior Moms

Bye-Bye, SSRI

BabyCenter Finds PPD Moms Don’t Seek Help Due To Guilt & Shame

CNN Takes A Look At Postpartum Depression (Look Mom! I’m On TV!)

No Action On Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act

Is Postpartum Depression A Feminist Issue?

Join Your Sisters & Raise Your Voice for Maternal Mental Health

A story of Postpartum OCD, intrusive thoughts, and hope

Recovery from Intrusive Thoughts

Dear Hayden, It’s Okay If You Don’t Feel Radiant