It took one day for Postpartum Depression to hit me. It took 10 deeply miserable, lonely, scary months for me to ask for the professional help I needed. It took almost another three years to feel like myself again. To feel like I could be an alive and present partner, mom, daughter, sister and friend. [...]
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Strong Start Day 2011: Postpartum Progress
Posted in misc., ppd on October 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in misc., ppd on May 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mother’s Day is a mixed bag for me…in the years after my Mom died and before LP was born, I thought I had every emotional response possible from despised “hallmark holiday” to day of loving memories. In LP’s first year, I was so immersed in PPD that I felt like I could hardly breathe, all [...]
Habits of Mind, Part One
Posted in improv, musings, parenting, ppd on July 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I keep trying to write this post and failing. My words tangle and snarl up. My thoughts that seem so clear at 3 am arrive on the screen without a sense of cohesion. So I’m trying a 30-Minute attempt it and accept that it may take more than one post for me to dig out [...]
