Postpartum Progress

The Sun Will Shine: A Poem on Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Stephanie, and she brings a little something different today: a poem on postpartum depression. It’s beautifully written. It’s also a piece many mamas who have suffered postpartum depression...

Published Fri, May 20 2016 9:45 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, poems, poetry, guest post, postpartum depression poem

Maria Shireen Partners To Support Maternal Mental Health

We’re so excited to tell you about a brand new maternal mental health partnership between Postpartum Progress and Maria Shireen™, the fashion accessories company famous for developing the Hair Tie Bracelet. The company was co-founded...

Published Tue, May 24 2016 11:54 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Shireen Thor, Maria Shireen, cause marketing, Charity Ties

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

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

5 Ways To Connect With the Postpartum Depression Mom Community

Since it’s a fresh new year, I thought it important to share a reminder of how to connect with the postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety and postpartum psychosis community (and PTSD, and OCD, etc.) we’ve created here at Postpartum Progress...

Published Fri, Jan 11 2013 7:38 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression Twitter, postpartum depression community, postpartum depression Facebook, postpartum depression forum

Warrior Mom Book Club Ready For Next Book – Join In!

Thanks to those of you who have participated in the first two Warrior Mom Book Club reads and to those of you who have read and commented on the reviews here. In case this is all new to you, check out this post. The Warrior Mom Book Club brings together...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2013 7:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Book Club

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

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

Sarah Bregel – Growing Roots Through Metal & Mud

At 24, home meant a rundown farm house, a bit off the grid in the Maryland countryside. My partner and I had been together only a few months and hastily moved there when I discovered I was pregnant. The house belonged to my grandfather, a wealthy lawyer...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 1:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health

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

Moments

“Enjoy every moment, won’t you?” I offer a watery smile and nod but inside my blood freezes and my heart pounds with the anxiety that has come to constantly plague me like an unwelcome guest. Because how can I? How can I enjoy every moment of what is...

Published Fri, Apr 10 2015 10:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

Announcing the 2016 Warrior Mom™ Conference

Editor’s Note: We’ve got great news today, and we’ve asked Graeme Seabrook to share the good news with you. -Jenna It was somewhere in the middle of the first session on the first day of Warrior Mom™ Conference 2015 that I first started...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2015 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Conference, WMC 16, Together Stronger

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

Guest Post: Doing It All Again

I had the pleasure of meeting Graeme in Boston at the first ever Warrior Mom™ Conference this past July. She’s simply fabulous and her hugs are amazing. She’s also wholly dedicated to mamas with Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders. I’m...

Published Thu, Sep 03 2015 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, new mom, prevention, preparing for baby

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