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Perinatal OCD Part II
Perinatal OCD Part II
Catherine BenfieldWe’re at a point now where parents are beginning to talk openly about the impact of becoming parents on their mental health. Postnatal depression is often in the media, an awareness of postpartum…
Dear Anxiety
Dear Anxiety
by Jen Smith
16 Nov 2018
Dear Anxiety:Remember when you would visit me all the time? Now I need to take a special moment to reach out and say thank you. I love you. I want to thank you for checking to make sure that…
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…
Dads mental health
by Mark Williams
for the PSI Blog
June 17, 2018
I was one of those people who was completely uneducated about depression until it came knocking at my door in 2004. It wasn't until my wonderful wife, Michelle, went through an emergency C-section…
Men and Postnatal Mental Illness
Men and Postnatal Mental Illness
by Dr Andrew Mayers
14 June 2018
Over the past few years, there has been an increase in awareness about maternal mental illnesses, including postnatal depression, postpartum psychosis, maternal obsessive-compulsive…
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…
Freeing Myself
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…
Climb 2018
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…
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…
A Therapist’s Story (Part IV): How I Turned My Pain into my Counseling Practice
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.…
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…
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…
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…