Category: My PPD Story

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Beyond Pregnancy (4) – Getting Off Antidepressants for Postpartum Depression

December 1, 2020

Last year after Thanksgiving, I publicly shared my postpartum depression (PPD) story. It was scary to put it out there, but it was also liberating–as if talking about monsters makes them less scary. Since then, I have been extremely humbled by all the moms and moms-to-be (and even husbands of moms-to-be!) who have told me… Read More Beyond Pregnancy (4) – Getting Off Antidepressants for Postpartum Depression

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Beyond Pregnancy (3) – My Recovery from Postpartum Depression

January 12, 2020

If you’ve been following along my Beyond Pregnancy series, I sincerely thank you for your interest and hope that good, thoughtful conversations are being raised from it. I’ve had a lot of really kind responses, and I’m deeply grateful for the outpouring of support and love from everyone, even friends I may not have connected… Read More Beyond Pregnancy (3) – My Recovery from Postpartum Depression

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Beyond Pregnancy (2) — My Struggle With Taking Antidepressants

December 5, 2019

This post is part two and a continuation of “Beyond Pregnancy – My Battle with Severe Postpartum Depression.” Again, I want to warn that these posts are long and text-heavy, as they contain a lot of detail and my thoughts in reflection. But my goal is to hopefully help someone who is going through postpartum… Read More Beyond Pregnancy (2) — My Struggle With Taking Antidepressants

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Beyond Pregnancy — My Battle with Severe Postpartum Depression

November 29, 2019

At the beginning of the year, I shared my conceiving journey. Today, as we near the end of the year, I share my postpartum tale. Both are very personal stories, but I thought long and hard about sharing these vulnerable feelings and experiences. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I made the choice to share my… Read More Beyond Pregnancy — My Battle with Severe Postpartum Depression