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Maternal Mental Health Month, Week, and Day!
World Maternal Mental Health Day
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
International Maternal Mental Health Week
Monday April 30 – Sunday May 6Helping Mothers, Fathers, and Babies!
In many countries, as many as 1 in 5 new mothers experience some…
A Therapist’s Tool We Can All Use
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…
A Letter to the OCD Momma
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…
Anxiety: My Manifestation
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…
Dear Depression — A PSI Blog Post
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…
How I Overcame Postpartum Depression
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…
Letting Go of My OCD
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.
…
Help new moms
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…
How ECT Helped My Postpartum Bipolar Depression
How ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Helped My Postpartum Bipolar Depression
By Dyane Leshin-Harwood
for Postpartum Support International Blog
August 2, 2016
Ten years ago if you told me that, in a state of despair, I would beg a stranger…
Self-Compassionate Parenting
Self-Compassionate Parenting
by Devi Natarajan
for Postpartum Support International Blog
July 30, 2016
Parenting is like surfing. Through experience, some learn to do it gracefully without falling off too often. As a parent I have had numerous…
Your Diagnosis Isn’t Less than Anyone Else’s
Your Diagnosis Isn't Less than Anyone Else's
By Andrea Bates
For Postpartum Support International BlogJuly 22, 2016
Listen, friends, my early motherhood months were no picnic. I was already on medication, though, thanks to my own experience…
Maternity Leave
Maternity Leave
By Cheryl Zauderer
Postpartum Support International Blog
June 15, 2016
Maternity leave, frequently known as parental leave, or family leave, is defined as the time a new mother or father takes off from work after the birth…
The Changing Face of New Motherhood
The Changing Face of New Motherhood
by Cheryl Zauderer
Postpartum Support International Blog
April 9, 2016
Why are new mothers today so overextended? Why are they completely overwhelmed by new motherhood?New mothers today are facing…
Motherhood is Me
Motherhood is Me
By Andrea Bates
Postpartum Support International Blog
March 19, 2016
Note: My daughter is now nine years old. This was written when she was younger and I thought I'd lose it if she called Mommy loudly one more time. I survived.…