There is hope
In a lot of ways, telling the world about your battle with postpartum depression and anxiety or other forms of mental illness is what I’d imagine coming out feels like. Raw. Terrifying. Liberating....
View ArticleWho’s that girl?
“When you see her, say a prayer and kiss your heart goodbye She’s trouble, in a word get closer to the fire Run faster, her laughter burns you up inside You’re spinning round and round You can’t get...
View ArticleAnd it starts….
Well folks - Here we go. Let the TECH FREE FOR PPD weekend start! Click here to sign up on my virtual pledge sheet! A donation link will be posted Monday morning along with my handwritten account of...
View ArticleShame on Oprah
Today as I was watching TV with Grandmama, I saw a commercial for Oprah’s show this afternoon. The ad made mention of overwhelmed parents. So I asked my husband to set up our TiVo to record the program...
View ArticleFriday Soother 05.08.09
"May the blue bird of happiness..." by creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton Hope is a thing with feathers That perches in the soul; And sings the tune without words And never stops at all. ~Emily Dickinson~
View ArticleOne reader’s reaction to Crystal’s Video
A close friend of mine, Marcie Ramirez, a Co-Coordinator with Postpartum Support International in Tennessee, sent me the following piece last night. She wrote it to process her feelings after watching...
View ArticleFriday Soother 01.14.11: Tertullian’s Little Red Lamp
“Little Red Lantern” by Martin_Heigan @flickr.com Hope is patience with the lamp lit. ~Tertullian~ (Find the original Photo here)
View ArticleWe are ALL Mother Superiors
According to Wikipedia, a mother superior is an abbess or other nun in charge of a Christian religious order or congregation, a convent or house of women under vows. She is not defined as a particular...
View ArticlePostpartum Voice of the Week: 02.03.11: Searching for Hope
The following piece is an original story which was submitted for consideration. The author takes you from one of the darkest places she has ever been in to a place in which she offers hope to others....
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