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Stories of Birth Trauma And Postpartum PTSD

A lot of great reading right now related to postpartum depression, birth trauma, postpartum PTSD and more this week, so I wanted to direct you straight to it: Help for a Traumatic Delivery and Postpartum Depression – Over on the Huffington Post...

Published Thu, Aug 15 2013 8:09 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum PTSD, traumatic childbirth, birth trauma

Fall Education & Training For Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders

The Postpartum Resource Center of New York will also host a 2-day training, PSI’s Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care, at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks NY, this November 14-15. To attend or learn more, click here...

Published Mon, Aug 12 2013 9:29 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Support International, Postpartum Resource Center of New York, PSI, Perinatal Mental Health Meeting, Marce Society, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

Warrior Mom Conference Survey – Please Respond

Today I’m happy to welcome Warrior Mom A’Driane Nieves with a VERY IMPORTANT survey for you to fill out. See below!! I didn’t have any sisters growing up, so sisterhood was a foreign concept to me. I never joined Girl Scouts, most of my friends...

Published Tue, Aug 13 2013 9:53 AM by Postpartum Progress

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

And the MAM Baby Winner Is …

I used Random.org to randomly generate a winning number for our giveaway this week, and the winner is Erin Nesser. CONGRATULATIONS ERIN!!! If you’ll email me with your mailing address — send it to postpartumprogress@gmail.com — you will...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 10:19 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Putting Off Help For Postpartum Depression

Even when you’ve got some idea you probably have postpartum depression, it’s easy to come up with a billion reasons why you shouldn’t call the doctor. Please welcome today’s guest contributor, Warrior Mom Rebecca J., who shares...

Published Tue, Sep 18 2012 7:29 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD

Homestead Warriors Photo Collage

Did you see our big announcement on Friday? If you can’t make it to the Warrior Mom Conference in July, we’re bringing it to you! For the first part of the Homestead Warrior program, we’d like to invite all of you, our Warrior Moms,...

Published Mon, Apr 06 2015 10:40 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Warrior Moms, Warrior Mom Conference

Warrior Mom Book Club: Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields

The following is a conversation between several members of the Warrior Mom Book Club after reading “Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression” by Brooke Shields, the latest in our book club’s maternal mental health-related reads. You...

Published Wed, Apr 22 2015 10:12 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Book Club, postpartum depression., Brooke Shields, Book Club, Down Came The Rain

Dear Military Spouses: Dealing with PPMD as a Military Spouse

I gave birth to my oldest baby on April 23, 2009 at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. 3 months after giving birth, I was back at Wilford Hall, this time at the ER, terrified that I might act on the terrible thoughts and images...

Published Thu, Apr 23 2015 6:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, military, military spouses, TriCare

Kimberly Zapata – Fahrenheit

This post has an intense and abrupt ending. If you are fragile, you may want to skip this particular post as it may trigger you. It was 97 degrees when I went into labor as I waited on an underground subway platform for an uptown F train to the hospital...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 8:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: mental health, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Mother's Day

Getting Over Having Had Postpartum Depression: A Grief Observed

It takes a long time to get over postpartum depression. Not just the illness itself, but the period afterward where you continue to look over your shoulder, or feel angry and bitter that you were deprived of a happy infancy with your new baby, or wonder...

Published Mon, Apr 23 2012 8:04 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies To Host National Webinar on Moms’ Mental Health

Postpartum Progress board member and all-around awesome person Susan Stone, LCSW, will co-host a webinar on the mental health needs of moms before, during and after pregnancy on Wednesday, May 16th, in conjunction with the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 9:51 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, News, postpartum depression news

Good Morning America Misses The Mark on PPD

So everyone makes a big deal, because Alanis Morrissette is going to be on ABC’s “Good Morning America” talking about her experience with postpartum depression. Which is a good thing. She’s using her voice to talk about something...

Published Wed, Aug 29 2012 9:44 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, Alanis Morissette, good morning america

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Having a massive problem with the site right now. None of the links and tabs are working. Maybe it’s because we’re getting a ton of traffic from Psych Central for their story on the myths of postpartum depression. Or maybe it’s because...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 7:54 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Daily Hope Feedback

I’m noticing a whole heck of a lot of you haven’t been opening your Daily Hope emails lately. (Yes. I can see that. I get reports on what percentage are opened, which are opened, etc.) So … are you finding that they aren’t helpful...

Published Thu, Oct 13 2011 10:01 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression: When Dads & Partners Don’t Seem To Get It

You are struggling — really struggling — and all you want (besides symptom relief) is for your partner to get it; for him to truly empathize, for him take you in his arms and just be there with you during postpartum depression. For there to...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 7:22 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Help For Fathers

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Fall Education & Training For Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders

Warrior Mom Conference Survey – Please Respond

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Putting Off Help For Postpartum Depression

Homestead Warriors Photo Collage

Warrior Mom Book Club: Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields

Dear Military Spouses: Dealing with PPMD as a Military Spouse

Kimberly Zapata – Fahrenheit

Getting Over Having Had Postpartum Depression: A Grief Observed

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies To Host National Webinar on Moms’ Mental Health

Good Morning America Misses The Mark on PPD

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Daily Hope Feedback

Postpartum Depression: When Dads & Partners Don’t Seem To Get It