25 Sep Postpartum Psychosis + Mental Health Stigma= 40 Years in Prison: It’s time to speak up!
"Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...
postpartum depression Tag
07 Aug The Facts vs. The TRUTH about Postpartum Depression (+ video)
The fact is that Postpartum Depression (PPD) is real. I know, because I’ve experienced it four times, along with Postpartum Anxiety. That’s another fact: “Postpartum Depression” is often used as a catchall phrase for a whole spectrum of pregnancy and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders,...
06 May PPD & Motherhood Mental Health: Self-Care & Letting Help In–The 2 Most Important Things (PSI Blog Hop 2014)
It wasn’t until I first became a mother--with a beautiful baby boy I dearly loved, yet still struggling through postpartum depression--that I realized how hard it was to practice self-care and let others help me. I thought I could—and should—do it all on my own....
28 Apr Link Up! PSI 2014 Blog Hop–Perinatal Mood Disorders: Maternal Mental Health Recovery & Coping
I have been a member of/volunteer with Postpartum Support International (PSI) since 1999. Over the years, I've served as a warmline volunteer, an AZ state support coordinator, and even as the PR Chair on the PSI Board of Directors. I can definitely vouch for the...
31 Mar Beyond Depression: Postpartum OCD Treatment–part 3 (& video)
In this 3-part series we’ve been discussing Pregnancy/Postpartum Obsessive-Complusive Disorder (PPOCD). In part 1 we took a good look at the symptoms of PPOCD and why it is so misunderstood. In part 2 we discussed why PPOCD is so misdiagnosed and how to make a...
15 Mar Beyond Depression: Diagnosing Postpartum OCD–Part 2 (& video)
In Part 1, we explained the symptoms of Pregnancy/Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (PPOCD) and what makes this disorder the most misunderstood of all the Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders. (If you have not yet read Part 1, I suggest doing so before moving on.) In Part 2 we discuss...
08 Mar Beyond Depression: Understanding Pregnancy & Postpartum OCD–Part 1
Beyond Postpartum Depression (PPD) Postpartum Depression (PPD) is the most commonly talked about and treated form of Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorder (PMAD). It affects as many as one in five new mothers (up to 20%), and can have a significant impact on the father, the infant, and...
22 Jan 5 Skills of Overcoming…Depression, Grief, PPD, Hormones, Stress, etc., etc.
It's important for all of us to learn the skills of overcoming--because life will test us. We will struggle and fall and have to learn to get back up. We will face hardships, loss, and physical and mental health challenges. And we need to be...