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Featured PSI Member: Heather Anne Swensen Motta
PSI Volunteer Heather Anne Swensen Motta:
Climb Out of the Darkness Brazil Team Leader, Brazil CoordinatorNote: There are many types of perinatal mental health disorders, and at times a range of unexpected consequences. This interview makes…
Featured PSI Member: Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter
Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter is a maternal child and pediatric clinical social worker for university-affiliated teaching hospital Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in Colton, California. Currently teaching at California State University San…
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…
We Need to Talk About Postpartum Bipolar Disorder
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…
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.
…
A Therapist’s Story (Part 2): My Battle with Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
A Therapist's Story (Part 2): My Battle with Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
by Thai-An Truong, LPC, LADC
for the PSI Blog
November 2, 2017
My name is Thai-An. I am a therapist and a mother, and this is part 2 of the ups and downs of…
Soul Level Crisis
Soul Level Crisis
By Katayune Kaeni
October 13, 2017
for the Postpartum Support International BlogGoing through a perinatal mood disorder is like having a soul level crisis. It was for me anyways. Here’s what I mean….After my…
PMD Expert Webinars
President’s Advisory Council
Perinatal Mental Health Webinar Series
Class recordings and handouts available with each registration. View single classes or the whole course — Course available on demand. 10.5 Credit Hours
Learn from…
A Therapist’s Story (Part 1): My Struggle with Infertility
A Therapist's Story (Part 1): My Struggle with Infertility
by Thai-An Truong
for the PSI Blog
September 14, 2017
I guess therapists are human, too. Darn.
My name is Thai-An. I am a therapist and mother, and this is the first part of my…
Support in Stressful Times
At PSI we want you to know that we are very aware that recent events in several states, from hurricanes and tropical storms to forest fires, have caused extra stress for many. For mothers and families struggling with perinatal mood and anxiety…
Overcoming Maternal Depression
Overcoming Maternal Depression -
One Woman’s Story
by Martha Escudero
for the Postpartum Support International Blog
August 20, 2017This piece appeared previously on the Center for Health Journalism blogIt was during my second…
Pact for the Cure
Pact for the Cure -- PPD ACT
by Carly Snyder, MD
for PSI Blog
May 8, 2017
PPD ACT™ , the largest research study on PPD and other perinatal mood disorders, aims to understand why some women get postpartum depression (PPD) and others…