To the New Mom Hiding Her Anxiety: You Don’t Have to Circle “A”
"I have been so unhappy that I have been crying" A) No, never B) Only occasionally C) Yes, quite often…
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A New Mom Can Feel Blessed and Thankful and Still Battle Postpartum Anxiety
My hands are blood-red as I turn the water as hot as I can stand and pump out what’s left…
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By Kristen Gardiner This is What it Feels Like to Truly Love Your Children—But Feel Like You Want to Die At the Same Time
I laid on the bathroom floor, crying. My last pregnancy was one of the lowest points of my life. Logically,…
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There’s a Monster Lurking in the Quiet Shadows of Motherhood
I didn’t see the anxiety coming for me until I had already been swept away in its current. At first,…
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By Rachel Gnagy There Are Times I Just Don’t Feel Like Myself
"So, how are you feeling?" my husband cautiously asked me, probably expecting me to bite his head off for asking.…
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By Kendra Perley To the Anxious Mom, You Are Not Invisible
I've seen you. I've seen you desperately cling to your baby while leaving him with a sitter for the first…
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By Tiffany Wicks A Letter to Myself Before I Attempted Postpartum Suicide
Dear You, Sometimes it’s hard to see you because the place you’re in is so dark and hidden and you…
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By Katelyn Stoll My Body Let Me Down
Postpartum Depression. Postpartum Anxiety. Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Postpartum Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Postpartum Congratulations On Having A Baby Good Luck…
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By Michaela Gasseling I Am the Face of Postpartum Anxiety
This is my real face. I am happy. I am probably—to some people—so annoyingly happy. I have everything I could…
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By Jen Mearns I’m a College Educated, Middle Class Mother; Postpartum Anxiety Landed Me In a Psychiatric Hospital
Shame . . . is what I felt in the Emergency Room telling them I needed psychiatric help. Shame .…
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By Shannon Lenz Motherhood Was Supposed To Be Paradise
The needle in my spine sent shock waves of pain straight down my leg. I felt one short breath away…
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By Alaina V. Fletcher Five Strategies I Use to Beat Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
My hands were shaking as I dialed the number to my doctor’s office. I held the phone to my ear…
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