By Jacey Rogel My Husband Asks Why I Cry So Many Nights, But I Just Can’t Tell Him the Truth
It’s beginning again, just like I remember. Tears come uninvited, streaming down my face. My voice rises; my patience with…
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By Yvette Mystakas My Son’s Love is Healing My Broken Parts
I knew motherhood was never going to be easy. I knew the newborn days were going to be exhausting. I…
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By Nina Leicht-Crist Infertility Stole the Joy of Motherhood
"I'm going to be a mother" was something I avoided saying out loud. Sometimes I dared to think it, but…
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By Kendra Barnes We’ve Got to Show Up For Moms in Postpartum Darkness
“Enjoy every moment!” It’s doled out like the canned advice it is. Tossed around to new moms like it’s even…
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By Michelle K Umbehauer Moms With a Lot of Kids Might be Struggling More Than You Know
People out in public like to observe my full hands and declare all sorts of unsolicited stuff, right in front of…
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By Christina Levandowski In the Storm of Postpartum Depression, You Are Not Alone
I know how hard it is to lift that one foot in front of the other. Meeting a new little…
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By Amanda Motisi To the New Mom Wondering about Postpartum Anxiety
It is not entirely clear whether or not we should consider this postpartum anxiety, but it is certainly something we…
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By Lauren Eberspacher I Have Anxiety and Depression—and I’m a Good Mom
My name is Lauren. I have depression. And I’m a good mom. It took me a few months to…
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By Megan Vollmer To the Mama in the Fog: You Are Not Alone
To the mama in the fog right now, You aren’t alone. Moms of all walks of life have been in…
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By Brea Schmidt “I Know How Hard She Fought.” Postpartum Depression Claimed Her Life—But Not Her Legacy
Editor's note: The following contains references to suicide. “It was without a doubt love at first sight.” It’s one of…
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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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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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