Postpartum Depression Blindsided Me
There’s no way this is postpartum depression. How could it be? I remember thinking this to myself as I received…
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Depression Changed How My Mom Loved Us
I grew up one of four kids in a middle-class family. I shared a room with my two sisters and…
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To the New Mom At Home When it All Feels Unknown
There’s an old hymn I sing when I rock my babies to sleep. I sang it during my deepest depression…
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What I Really Mean When I Say I’m Fine
The nurse handed me a piece of paper with questions I had been dreading to answer. I put on my…
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Yes, I Struggle—And I’m a Good Mom
"But you're such a good mom." The words took my breath away. I was with a few moms outside my…
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I Wish Someone Had Noticed My Postpartum Anxiety
“Have you been depressed or thought of suicide?” The question rolled off the doctor’s tongue, and I smiled and shook…
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Battling the Darkness of Postpartum Depression
I felt it coming . . . that dreaded fog slowly rolling in. As my new baby lay peacefully sleeping…
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Postpartum Depression Does Not Define You
Hey, beautiful mama. As I glance at you at the park, at the café, pushing the pram down the street,…
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Taking Medication For Depression and Anxiety is Not the Easy Way Out
Medication for a mood disorder is “taking the easy way out”. Those are actual words I have heard in reference…
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I Am a Struggling New Mom
I am a new mom. A struggling new mom. Typing that sentence gives me chills. What does it even mean…
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