Tag: postpartum depression
Returning to Work With Pregnancy Related Depression
Navigation and Balance…ah. Those two things can be difficult in any situation. Being a mom AND experiencing pregnancy related depression and/or anxiety, AND returning...
How to be a Supportive Mama-Nana, During Pregnancy & Postpartum
As the Mama of three grown children, and Nana of soon-to-be three grandchildren, I’ve worked hard to develop a healthy role in the lives...
Why So Sad, Mama? My struggle with postpartum depression
I knew quickly after my first son was born that something was wrong. Not with him - he was perfect, minus a slightly crazy...
Show me your angry face – another side of postpartum depression.
As modern moms, we should all be grateful for the insane amount of awareness that is now around mental health and specifically postpartum depression....
Pregnancy-Related Depression & Anxiety: What Is It and What Can I...
As moms, we are told it all the time- by family, neighbors, media, and commercialism- having a baby is the happiest time of our...
Postpartum Anxiety Slapped Me In the Face
Something changed the second time around. As I think back on the first year of my 2nd sons life, it isn’t a singular moment...
A Real Mother’s Day Gift: Honesty & Support
Congratulations to all the new mamas out there celebrating your first Mother’s Day—or your first with your newest kiddo! As you celebrate Mother’s Day,...
Postpartum Emotions :: Turns Out, They’re Totally Normal
Many new moms feel a jumble of unexpected emotions in the days, weeks and months after their baby is born. Moods can vary from...
Don’t Panic: Fearing Postpartum Anxiety with #2
My hands are shaking and I feel like I could relive every bite of that McDonald’s I ate on the way to my Pilates...
The Emotional Rollercoaster: Pregnancy After Miscarriage
For us women, the child-bearing years are infused with every emotion imaginable - the pressure to start having kids when you're not yet ready;...
Surviving the Newborn Dark Days
Today my third child turned 6-weeks-old.
I’ve absolutely loved the first few weeks with each of my babies, it is such a special, sweet time;...
Local Resources for Moms with Postpartum Depression
February is the month of love and this month I want to focus on a topic that is near and dear to my heart,...
From “Pre-” to “Post-” {when depression and mental illness follow you...
The journey into motherhood is universally dotted with speed bumps, roadblocks, and detours. While no mama's journey is ever exactly the same, it is...