Dear Baby, Mama’s Depression is Not Your Fault
Dear baby, I’m sorry I had depression after I had you. I promise I couldn’t help it. I wanted to…
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Dear baby, I’m sorry I had depression after I had you. I promise I couldn’t help it. I wanted to…
Continue ReadingFeelings of sadness, worthlessness, hopelessness, and guilt. Changes in sleep patterns. Extreme fatigue. Difficulty concentrating. Restlessness and irritability. Loss of…
Continue ReadingSuicide. Depression. Anxiety. Anger. Sadness. Fatigue. These were common themes of my childhood. My paternal grandma committed suicide three years…
Continue ReadingOne afternoon I sat, gently swaying and patting my son’s back, after nursing him. I allowed my hand to rest…
Continue ReadingAs a teenager, I was suicidal and received intensive counseling for my depression and anxiety. I also tried medication for…
Continue ReadingOh, mama. I know you’re struggling. I can see the pain behind your tired eyes. Your heart and mind are…
Continue ReadingI was sitting in the hallway, leaning against the stair railing, and staring down the hall towards my kids’ rooms.…
Continue ReadingDepression does not discriminate—from the oldest to youngest, richest to poorest, most glamorous lives to those who live in constant…
Continue ReadingI wouldn't be a mother without modern medicine. This has a different meaning for me than you might be guessing.…
Continue ReadingPostpartum anxiety: a different spin on what I thought I was dealing with (postpartum depression). After the birth of my…
Continue ReadingHave you ever walked down a dimly lit street, alone and at night, and felt the overwhelming sense that determined…
Continue ReadingThere’s no way this is postpartum depression. How could it be? I remember thinking this to myself as I received…
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