Tag: maternal mental health

— My PPD Story —

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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My Resources for Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia

September 8, 2020

Depression is not all-encompassing of the range of mental illnesses that 1 in 5 women experience either during pregnancy or after delivery. The better term to classify these changes in mood is less commonly known, but on the rise– Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, or PMADs. Postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety are the most common… Read More My Resources for Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia