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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…
Review of Gerdes Novel
Back in Six Weeks
Review of Sharon Gerdes’s Novel
Back in Six Weeks
By Toki Castro-Tover
for Postpartum Support International Blog
July 19, 2016
The worry of a mother is a powerful thing. As is the mind. What stressors can do to your “mommy brain”…
Back in Six Weeks
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…
What PPD Taught Me About Mental Illness, Women, Class, and Work
What Postpartum Depression Taught Me About Mental Illness, Women, Class, and Work
by Meghan K. Riley
Postpartum Support International Blog
June 29, 2016I cannot remember my first son’s birth. I remember how dry my throat was during…
PTSD: Like a Toddler’s Angry Temper Tantrum
June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month
**Trigger Alert
PTSD: Like a Toddler’s Angry Temper Tantrum
by Geraldine Donaher
Postpartum Support International Blog
June 26, 2016After I gave birth to a stillborn son,…
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…
The Tyranny of Should
The Tyranny of Should
Postpartum Support International Blog
June 17, 2016
by Toki Castro-Tover
Motherhood seems to come with a lot of "shoulds," some imposed by society, and some imposed by a mother's harshest critic—herself.A few…
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…
Bad Mother – A PSI Blog Post
Bad Mother
by Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D.
PSI Blog
April 23, 2016
I cannot begin to count the number of times I’ve heard someone say, “I’m a bad mother”.Raise your hand if you’ve said that to yourself. Raise your hand if any of…
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.…