By Kimberly Poovey In Defense of Stretchy Pants
I used to be the gal who showed up at the office dressed to the nines every day. Vintage dresses…
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Kimberly Poovey
There’s No Right Way to Be a Good Parent
After two-and-a-half years of being a parent, I've learned there are a million right ways to be a parent…
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What Moana Taught Me About Trauma
My child has recently become obsessed with Moana. (Yes, I know. We are a little late to the party.) I…
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My Postpartum Depression Was Hiding in Plain Sight
This is the face of postpartum depression: And this: And this: Postpartum anxiety and depression doesn’t always look like you…
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She’s Still There
One of the hardest things about processing childhood sexual trauma, for me, has been the loss of Who I Was…
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Sometimes Breastfeeding Means Exclusively Pumping
I was a research-happy pregnant woman. I read every book, watched every documentary, and basically tried to over-prepare in every imaginable…
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I Was Stalked and Couldn’t Do a Thing About It
It started in the grocery store across the street from my house. I was 24. A guy at least 15…
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Please Don’t Ask If My Child Is A “Good Baby”
Please don’t ask me if my child is a “good baby.” Seriously, just don’t. How is any parent supposed to…
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Postpartum Depression Saved Me
Mental illness has always been a part of my life. I have suffered from OCD and chronic anxiety for as…
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The Day I Fell In Love With You. Again.
On the day our son was born, we had already been married for nine years. In that near decade, we…
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