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World MMH Day
It’s World Maternal Mental Health Day
by Andrea Bates
for the PSI Blog
May 3, 2017
Can you imagine it? Voices all over the world coming together to support women who are struggling. To help raise awareness across the globe for women everywhere…
Every Single Person — Thoughts for Maternal Mental Health Day
Every Single Person -- Thoughts for Maternal Mental Health Awareness
by Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D.
PSI Blog - May 1, 2017
Here’s a little thought experiment…. Think for a moment about a woman you really care about. It can be your mother,…
PPD ACT
April 27, 2017
Popular ResearchKit iPhone App to Study Postpartum Depression Expands to Include New Countries, Modules and Android Version
One year after launching iOS version of PPD ACTTM in the U.S. and Australia, UNC School of Medicine…
Postpartum Anxiety – Holistic Healing
Postpartum Anxiety - Holistic Healing
By Pam Marmon
PSI Blog - April 26, 2017
The overwhelming smell of antiseptics choked the air as I waited for the doctor’s results in the emergency room. As nurses buzzed past my door, I found myself…
Climb Out of the Darkness 2017
COTD Announcement
Welcome to Climb Out of the Darkness 2017
PSI is excited to launch Climb Out of the Darkness 2017 and honored to continue this wonderful event. We have collaborated with many to plan and host a Climb that is built…
Important PSI News about the Safety Net for all families
PSI is here to support the families of Postpartum Progress
March 7, 2017
All of us at Postpartum Support International (PSI) want to say how sorry we are about what has taken place in recent days at Postpartum Progress. To all of you who have…
Letter from Ann Smith
Hello from Ann Smith, PSI President
May 14, 2017It was a long busy winter at PSI. We are looking forward to Spring and Summer for lots of reasons, but let me talk about a few.Our 30th annual (imagine that) conference takes place in…
Dark Side of the Full Moon
Movie about maternal mental health: Dark Side of the Full Moon
Blog post by Lisa Edwards
October 16, 2016
for Postpartum Support International
Do you remember getting that wonderful glucose test for gestational diabetes when you were pregnant?…
Don’t Wait
You don’t have to be in despair to get help
by Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D.
for the Postpartum Support International (PSI) Blog
October 10, 2016
Emotional distress and stress are on a spectrum, from very mild to very severe. We all run along…
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…
Postpartum Bipolar Disorder: The Invisible Postpartum Mood Disorder
Postpartum Bipolar Disorder: The Invisible Postpartum Mood Disorder
By Dyane Leshin-Harwood
July 13, 2016
for the Postpartum Support International Blog
Bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis have recently made…
PSI Response to Tragedy
*trigger alert* For tragedy. If you need support, call us at 800-944-4773. In an emergency, call 800-973-TALK.
Response to Tragedy in Which Memphis Mom is Charged with Murder After Stabbing Four Children
July 7th, 2016
As details emerge…
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a poem by Suzanne Swanson
for Postpartum Support International blog
July 8, 2016
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something wrongthatbabydid not glide into lovedid notbring…
New Dads and the “Fatherhood Generation Gap”
New Dads and the “Fatherhood Generation Gap”
by Daniel Singley, PhD
Postpartum Support International Blog
June 18, 2016
In honor of Father’s Day, I wanted to highlight an aspect of the transition to new fatherhood which tends not to…