Month: July 2015

  • Lisa’s Story

    Lisa‘s Story:   Why I Wanted to Jump: My Journey into Postpartum Psychosis and Back Again   Shortly after the birth of my daughter, I spent 10 days locked in the psych ward of the hospital after my postpartum depression and psychosis made me suicidal. In my altered psychotic state,…

  • An Apology…

    I am sitting here with wet eyes, light tears rolling down my cheeks.  I just did something I’ve been wanting to do since my little boy left my house but it has been so hard for me to do… I sent an email to his social worker.  I sent an…

  • Therapeutic Thursday… The Week Leading Up To The Warrior Mom Conference

    This past Monday, the article below came up in my Facebook newsfeed.  It sparked my interest a lot because those of us who have been through Postpartum Depression or have seen a wife, daughter, friend experiencing Postpartum Depression will ask, “What the heck could you love about Postpartum Depression?!” 7…

  • Wordy Wednesday… The Week Leading Up To The Warrior Mom Conference

    Words…  words can hurt, heal, describe feelings, activities.  They are big, they are small.  Some carry intense emotion, while others are minute.  When we write, we use words to describe our characters in our stories.  What are they feeling?  What do they look like?  Where are they going? What happens…

  • Teach & Tech Tuesday… The Week Leading Up To The Warrior Mom Conference

    Teach and Tech Tuesday… I know, what the heck does that mean?! Today I am going to provide information on Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Psychosis, etc. and resources that can help.  I added the Tech into it because through the years, there has been a lot of resources that can…

  • Motivational Monday… The Week Leading Up To The Warrior Mom Conference

    The 1st ever Warrior Mom Conference through Postpartum Progress is this weekend in Boston, MA and I’m so excited to go!  It will be a weekend of learning, laughing, crying and lots of hugs!!!  I’m so grateful to be going and can’t wait to be around so many people who have…