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Kicking Off the 8th Annual Mother’s Day Rally for Mental Health

Anyone feel like Mother’s Day kind of sneaked up on us this year? Well, Happy Mother’s Day all the same! Every year for eight years now we bring you the words of other Warrior Moms on Mother’s Day to encourage you, to inspire you, to...

Published Sat, May 07 2016 9:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Mother's Day, mother's day rally, mother's day rally for moms' mental health. #momsdayrally, Mother's Day Online Rally for Moms' Mental Health

I Was Wrong

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Emma Rinker. She bravely speaks of a pregnancy, a loss, and a subsequent baby that left her with pregnancy anxiety, followed by postpartum depression. We’re thankful for her words today....

Published Fri, May 06 2016 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, After Miscarriage, miscarriage, Depression and Pregnancy, pregnancy anxiety, miscarriage grief

May 4th Is World Maternal Mental Health Day

Did you think about what maternal mental health even meant before you found yourself diagnosed with or experiencing a postpartum mood and anxiety disorder? I didn’t—and I already possessed risk factors for postpartum depression. I had Generalized...

Published Wed, May 04 2016 8:25 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal mental health, World Maternal Mental Health Day, #AskHer, May Campaign

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

Postpartum Depression: An Interview with My Husband

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is a really great piece for both moms and their partners. Jennifer Schwartz took the time to interview her husband about what the experience of her postpartum depression felt like for him. It’s a unique...

Published Mon, May 02 2016 8:27 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Help For Fathers, dads, fathers, help for dads, guest post, fathers help postpartum, father postpartum depression, tips for dads PPD

Running from PPD: Trying to Heal While Battling an Eating Disorder

This story starts with a tub of vanilla ice cream and a Costco-sized jar of Nutella but I don’t know where it ends. What I do know is that I was at my wits end after starting yet another round of dieting and intense exercise, only to find myself...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2016 8:40 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, eating disorders

Postpartum-Onset Bipolar II Disorder & OCD

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Kristen Lautenbach. She shares about her journey to diagnosis. -Jenna] It’s the spring of 2015, and I’m outdoors with my four young children, breathing in the long awaited warm weather...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2016 11:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Bipolar Disorder, Postpartum Bipolar, Postpartum OCD, bipolar, bipolar II, intrusive thoughts, postpartum OCD symptoms, postpartum intrusive thoughts, postpartum onset bipolar II disorder

That Was Then, This Is Now: Postpartum-Onset Bipolar II Disorder & OCD

It’s the spring of 2015, and I’m outdoors with my four young children, breathing in the long awaited warm weather as we walk to the playground. Life is humming along at a hectic pace, just as I’d imagined it would be when I’d found...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2016 11:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Bipolar Disorder, Postpartum Bipolar, Postpartum OCD, bipolar, bipolar II, intrusive thoughts, postpartum OCD symptoms, postpartum intrusive thoughts, postpartum onset bipolar II disorder

Babies Are Not Anti-Depressants

There seems to be a notion floating around the internet that babies fix broken people. They say that it surely must be impossible to be depressed while holding a bundle of joy. So. Wait. You’re basically saying that postpartum depression doesn’t...

Published Fri, Apr 22 2016 8:01 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

What It Feels Like to Live with Postpartum Anxiety

Sometimes when you take the stairs and get distracted your foot slips and you miss a step. Or you feel the lip of the stop on the heel of your foot and catch yourself before you stumble downwards. The second you either slip or recover, there is a quick...

Published Wed, Apr 20 2016 9:40 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, coping with postpartum anxiety, postpartum anxiety tips, postpartum anxiety recovery, postpartum anxiety signs

A Note to My Facebook Friend Announcing Her Pregnancy

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Stephanie Koch Pavol. She talks about her fears of having another baby after postpartum depression and how others’ pregnancy announcements make her feel. It’s a real post with real...

Published Mon, Apr 18 2016 8:15 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, having child after PPD, having another baby

Your Story Isn’t Over Yet

I love semi-colons. True, not everyone uses them right. Sometimes I don’t even use them properly. I just like them; they’re the prettiest punctuation. It’s really powerful punctuation, too. As an editor, I appreciate powerful punctuation...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2016 9:25 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum suicide, PPD suicide, postpartum depression suicide, project semi-colon

The Unsupportive Partner During Postpartum Depression

One mama described her husband’s responses to her struggle with postpartum depression and anxiety as angry, impatient, and mean. He made jokes, he scoffed; he told her to get over it. Another mama piped in, “Me too, it’s the hardest...

Published Thu, Apr 14 2016 8:14 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, relationship, postpartum relationship, marriage postpartum, relationship problems, postpartum depression relationships, marriage, postpartum depression relationship, postpartum depression marriage, partners, unsupportive partners, partners PPD help

The Stress of a Sick Baby & Fighting for a Diagnosis

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Nathalie Eisenberg. She experienced a number of things during and after the birth of her son that helped push her toward a postpartum mood and anxiety disorder. Her story is important. -Jenna]...

Published Wed, Apr 13 2016 8:53 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum psychosis, sick baby, misdiagnosis

Healing Through C-Section

[Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two-part series on c-sections today. Contributing Writer Graeme Seabrook shares how her planned c-section helped heal her heart. You can part one of our c-section series here. -Jenna] The birth of our...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2016 10:01 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum PTSD, c-section

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