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Today October 5th is THE #1 day each year on which more babies are born than any other. And I totally believe that statistic. Today is my first born Ronin's 5th birthday! Happy Birthday Little Man! AND its my brother Ron's 36th birthday. Happy Birthday Little Bro! Today is also the … [Read more...]
What an interesting week its already been! On Monday Lee Jeans posted my Mom Body Image Roller Coaster post on their Facebook page including this graphic of little ole me. -----------------> Then today MomsRising.org emailed an "Action Alert" to all of its members … [Read more...]
In case you missed it, I'm over at Postpartum Progress talking about Depression, Body Image and Weight Gain. Come by and let me know your thoughts. I'm pretty certain this is a big issue for many people. It's nice to know we're not alone. … [Read more...]
Saturday, November 19 is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. If you are a survivor of suicide loss, find local healing gatherings all over the world or to sign up to view online, visit the AFSP.org HERE. If you are struggling, please contact the suicide prevention lifeline at 800.273.8255 … [Read more...]
IT'S OFFICIAL... Today I have such great news. I am now an official contributor for Postpartum Progress, the most widely-read blog on postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth. Postpartum Progress is listed #8 on Babble’s list of the Top 50 … [Read more...]
Robin Farr (www.FarewellStranger.com @farewellstrangr) is one of those people who you meet and instantly find a connection. She has guest posted twice on this blog. Once in April just after taking a leave of absense from work, where she admits to having postpartum depression. Then in June, a follow … [Read more...]
Uh what!?! Why in the world would anyone think they're a bad mom because of a real and true illness like postpartum depression? Unfortunately when you're trudging through the midst of it, you may not even know you need medical attention. "Feeling" like a bad mom is very commonplace. And that … [Read more...]
I can't tell you how happy I am to have Lauren guest posting on the blog today. She is such a beautiful person who I actually *met* on Twitter when searching for postpartum resources. She is a true advocate for postpartum support, as you will read below. The women of #PPDChat on Twitter and Facebook … [Read more...]
GUEST POST By: MamaRobinJ, Farewell, Stranger When I last shared my story on Motherhood Unadorned I had just begun a leave of absence from work to deal with the ongoing effects of postpartum depression. It was so hard for me to admit that I had asked for a leave, even on my own blog where I’m … [Read more...]
I got it in my head that it might be helpful to share my top 3 pieces of advice for new moms. I have a few pregnant friends with whom I could share. Sure! That sounds great. Package up a few tips and hope to help you with my nuggets of wisdom on motherhood. But then I realized: #1 My advice may or … [Read more...]
GUEST POST: By MamaRobinJ at Farewell, Stranger Two weeks and three days ago, I started a week of vacation. Just a random little break after a busy few months. Two weeks and two days ago – a Saturday – I had a breakdown. A day that was finally – truly finally, in the etymologic sense, … [Read more...]
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