Freeing Myself from My Negative Perceptions in the Postpartum
By MJ Golias
for the PSI Blog
April 6, 2018I don’t “just let go” of anything; I analyze, then analyze some more. Many, including my husband, say that the “why” doesn’t…
Join Us! Climb Out of the Darkness 2018
The Climb Out of the Darkness 2018 is beginning! This is the sixth year that survivors will share their personal experiences with perinatal mental illness. Some of us have been sharing our stories for…
by Chelsea Elker
for the PSI Blog
March 6, 2018
Last month our country was once again reminded of the pain one person's actions can have upon countless innocent lives. The shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is not…
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A Therapist’s Tool We Can All Use
by Lisa Edwards
for the PSI Blog
February 27, 2018My children wake up early. Very early. The only time we ever use an alarm clock is if we are traveling and have to get up for a flight. Needless to…
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by April Gabriel-Ferretti, MS, MFT
For the Postpartum Support International Blog
February 20, 2018By now you’ve likely heard the story of Jessica Porten, a new mom from Sacramento, California who was devastated to learn that, after sharing…
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by Suma Karandikar
for PSI Blog
February 16, 2018
From the day you bring children into the world, you would probably agree that one of your greatest responsibilities is to keep them out of harm's way.Almost instinctively, you make sure…
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A Letter to the OCD Momma
By Chelsea Elker
for the PSI Blog
February 8, 2018To the mom who suffers OCD in silence: I see you.
To the mom who spends all of her "me" time crying into her pillow: I get it.
To the mom whose eyes dart…
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by Dyane Harwood
for the PSI Blog
January 30 2018This blog originally appeared in Self Magazine on July 25, 2017.My manic symptoms were mistaken for a mother's joy—I needed help.Within 24 hours of giving birth to my daughter…
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I Will Make the Signs
by Leah Klass
for the PSI Blog
January 24, 2018.De repente me sentí sola. And just like that, I felt lonely. Desperately so.Weeks after having my beloved, olive-skinned bebe, I was back to doing what a mom…
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A Therapist’s Story (Part IV): How I Turned My Pain into my Counseling Practice
by Thai-An Truong
for the PSI Blog
January 16, 2018
In my last blog, I talked about the steps I took that brought me out of the darkness and towards recovery.…
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Anxiety: My Manifestation
By M. J. Golias
January 5, 2018
For Postpartum Support International Blog
“I’m afraid. What if the power goes out and the A/C stops working?” I said to the older woman in the hair salon as I patted my freshly…
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Dear Depression
By Jennifer Smith
for the Postpartum Support International Blog
December 11, 2017"Dear Depression" appeared first in Jennifer's blog, heretobehuman.comDear depression: Thank you. I love you. Please forgive me.You…
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A Therapist’s Story (Part III): How I Overcame Postpartum Depression
By Thai-An Truong
November 30, 2017
for the Postpartum Support International Blog
Despite being pretty pessimistic and hopeless that anything could help me, I started…
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The One Thing I Needed in Order to Let Go of My OCD
by Chelsea Elker
November 21, 2017
This blog previously appeared in The Mighty and Chelsea’s blog, Delicate ChangeMy OCD.
My mental illness.
My disorder.
My greatest enemy.
…
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How Can We Support Depressed Moms in Asking for Help?
by Lita Simanis
November 15, 2017
for the PSI Blog“If I tell someone how I feel, they might take my baby away from me.”
“I shouldn’t be feeling like this. I’ve always…
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Freeing Myself
Climb 2018
OCD: Harm Was My Obsession, Not My Reality
A Therapist’s Tool We Can All Use
Undertrained and Far Too Common: An Alarming Reality
Post-School Shooting Self-Care–How to Cope with Spiking Parental Anxiety
A Letter to the OCD Momma
We Need to Talk About Postpartum Bipolar Disorder
I will make the signs
A Therapist’s Story (Part IV): How I Turned My Pain into my Counseling Practice
Anxiety: My Manifestation
Dear Depression — A PSI Blog Post
How I Overcame Postpartum Depression
Letting Go of My OCD
Help new moms