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We’re Gonna Kick Postpartum Depression’s Ass

I’m so sorry for being spotty with posts the last week or so, but I hope you’ll forgive me because I have so many exciting things to tell you. I’ve been traveling around speaking publicly and having lots of conference calls (OMG the...

Published Thu, Mar 01 2012 11:38 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Dads Speak Out On Postpartum Depression, Part 4: The Birth Horror Show

Today we welcome a dad who has asked to remain anonymous but wanted to add his voice to those of other fathers who’ve been through postpartum depression with their wives: It is hard to know where to start this story but I guess it began once we...

Published Fri, Mar 16 2012 6:15 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Help For Fathers, new fathers, dads, help for dads

Come See Me in NC and CA!

Wanted to share some of my upcoming speaking engagements … First, in April I’ll be speaking at the University of North Carolina on April 27th. Details are forthcoming but here’s the basic info in case you want to save the date. Second...

Published Tue, Feb 12 2013 4:24 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

PPD ACT Off to a Great Start with 10,000 Women Enrolled in PPD Study

One month ago we announced the launch of PPD ACT in partnership with UNC School of Medicine, Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders, and Patrick Sullivan, MD...

Published Tue, May 03 2016 10:55 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, research, research study, ppd research, Warrior Mom research, PPD ACT, Apple ResearchKit App

The Importance of Sharing Your Postpartum Story

As a contributing writer to the Postpartum Progress blog, I can tell you that I often find it overwhelming, the amount of people I am reaching. I remember when I was in the depths of postpartum depression, and I would find myself up at three o’clock...

Published Fri, Apr 01 2016 6:57 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, sharing your story

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

On Baby Books & Postpartum Depression

A Postpartum Progress reader has asked me to reach out to all of you for some advice about baby books, and I’m happy to do it, so here goes. What do you think? I have been through PPD twice and am pregnant with my third. I’m trying even harder...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 6:37 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, baby book, baby books

Dads Speak Out on Postpartum Depression, Part 2: In Sickness & In Health

We’re continuing with this week’s series focusing on dads, featuring several fathers who have been brave and kind enough to share their experiences of seeing their wives/partners go through postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety and what...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2012 6:12 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, new fathers, dads, fathers, Miscarriage and Depression

Social Good: How Much Can A Blog Really Help People?

I’m asked all the time what kind of impact Postpartum Progress has had. It may be advertisers or brands, deciding whether they should partner with us. Media people wondering whether we have any credibility. Donors trying to decide whether to fund...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 10:46 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, social good

Stephanie Precourt: On Letting The Words Out

Dear new mom: You wear the armor, the bandage, even though you feel raw and weak and exposed. It’s there. The wall is up so that you can take a breath, so you can feel safe when others are around and even when they are not. And you might not even know...

Published Sat, May 12 2012 11:00 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Stephanie Precourt

Mary McCarthy: On the Mombie Apocalypse

Dear New Moms, You sweet, poor things. If I could sit next to you right now and hold your baby while handing you a chocolate martini, I would (after a brief lecture about how one martini will not make the baby drunk but it may make the baby NAP, so go...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 12:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Mary McCarthy

Upcoming: Meet Me in Chicago, Miami and New York

I keep saying my travel schedule is going to slow down, but … The only thing that makes it okay that I’m leaving my kids for a day or two is that I get to meet many of you. In-person Warrior Mom hugs are the BEST. So, I wanted to give you...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 6:42 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression To-Do Lists: Do They Help or Hurt?

Warrior Mom Robin Farr of Farewell Stranger shares how when her psychiatrist told her to make a to-do list to help her through her postpartum depression, she wanted to smack her. When I was on leave from work last year to deal with the ongoing effects...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 8:45 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

New Video For Spanish-Speaking Moms With Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Support International has now released a new version of its wonderful DVD on postpartum depression for Spanish speakers. Called “Madre Saludable, Familia Feliz: Entendiendo los trastonornos de animo y ansiedad durante el embarazo y el...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2011 9:25 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Spanish

The Overwhelming Feeling of Being A Mom with Postpartum Depression

As I left the grocery store yesterday I saw a woman loading up her car with groceries while juggling her baby. Such a normal sight, but it immediately reminded me of my postpartum depression days and I felt that uncomfortable feeling you get in the pit...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 9:54 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, overwhelming

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We’re Gonna Kick Postpartum Depression’s Ass

Dads Speak Out On Postpartum Depression, Part 4: The Birth Horror Show

Come See Me in NC and CA!

PPD ACT Off to a Great Start with 10,000 Women Enrolled in PPD Study

The Importance of Sharing Your Postpartum Story

Warrior Mom Conference Survey – Please Respond

On Baby Books & Postpartum Depression

Dads Speak Out on Postpartum Depression, Part 2: In Sickness & In Health

Social Good: How Much Can A Blog Really Help People?

Stephanie Precourt: On Letting The Words Out

Mary McCarthy: On the Mombie Apocalypse

Upcoming: Meet Me in Chicago, Miami and New York

Postpartum Depression To-Do Lists: Do They Help or Hurt?

New Video For Spanish-Speaking Moms With Postpartum Depression

The Overwhelming Feeling of Being A Mom with Postpartum Depression