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Postpartum mental health struggles are real, common, and nothing to be ashamed of. Honest information and support for the days that feel harder than anyone told you they’d be.

Beyond Depression – Navigating Postpartum PTSD A distressed woman holds an infant closely while looking away with a worried, overwhelmed expression.Health & SafetyMental Health & PDD

Beyond Depression – Navigating Postpartum PTSD

Postpartum PTSD affects about 9% of women following childbirth. Here’s what it looked like for…
Lisa FerrerasJuly 8, 2020
You Don’t Have to Have a Great Mom to Be One A smiling woman sitting on a sofa holds a baby while a young child with red hair sits beside her.Mental Health & PDDPostpartum

You Don’t Have to Have a Great Mom to Be One

The biggest fear I have had as a motherless mom was when I realized I…
Michelle WoodwardDecember 9, 2019
Five Beautiful Truths about Postpartum Bodies Feet in patterned wool socks resting on a window sill next to a ceramic mug.Mental Health & PDDPostpartum

Five Beautiful Truths about Postpartum Bodies

Oh boy, this is hard to admit, but here goes: I'm not always in love…
Ceileigh HammondSeptember 26, 2019
Tug and Pull – Finding Balance in Motherhood A woman holding a baby in a kitchen while crouched down to reach into an open, glowing front-load washing machine.Mental Health & PDD

Tug and Pull – Finding Balance in Motherhood

As women, we feel so conflicted throughout our lives. It begins with who our best…
Shannon NorwoodMay 3, 2019
Babies are Just Like Cake – Cut New Moms a Break Tired woman looking down while changing a baby's diaper on a bed.Mental Health & PDD

Babies are Just Like Cake – Cut New Moms a Break

It was the middle of a Canadian winter when my son was born, so many…
Amy MorrisonApril 1, 2019
New Mom Guilt: Why You’re Not Failing as a Mother Upset crying newborn wrapped in a white towel being held by a person in a blue shirt.Mental Health & PDD

New Mom Guilt: Why You’re Not Failing as a Mother

I’ve gotten a lot of emails from women saying they feel overwhelmed by motherhood. Not…
Amy MorrisonNovember 9, 2018
The 7 Best Things I Did For Myself As a First Time Mom A smiling woman sitting by a window, hugging a baby who is kissing her on the cheek.Mental Health & PDDPostpartum

The 7 Best Things I Did For Myself As a First Time Mom

Becoming a mother is the single biggest shift in identity, daily life and routine I…
Eva Des LauriersAugust 29, 2018
When You Aren’t Loving Every Minute of Early Motherhood A woman in a white lace shirt holds and looks down at a crying newborn baby in a white onesie.Mental Health & PDDParentingPostpartum

When You Aren’t Loving Every Minute of Early Motherhood

I took a deep breath and walked into the room full of strangers. I was…
Mary Ann BlairJune 13, 2018
4 Things I Wish I’d Known About Postpartum Depression A woman kisses the forehead of a yawning newborn baby wearing a striped onesie.Mental Health & PDDPostpartum

4 Things I Wish I’d Known About Postpartum Depression

When my daughter was five months old, I casually thought, “She deserves better than me.”
Amy MorrisonMay 26, 2018
When Asked About New Motherhood, I Lied (Because It was Going Well) A person holding a cup of tea and a baby's foot while sitting on a bed among knitted blankets.ParentingMental Health & PDDPostpartum

When Asked About New Motherhood, I Lied (Because It was Going Well)

I used to be honest, but I recently changed my normal, natural response to appease…
Charlene JimenezMay 22, 2018
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