I Am Depressed, and I Am a Great Mom.
Empowerment and self-doubt are not as incompatible as you might think. Especially when it comes to motherhood and postpartum depression.
Category: Mental Health
Boob Talk: Strong As a Mother
A story of sacrifice and empowerment: how a mother’s love for her baby transcended breastfeeding struggles and mental health battles.
Boob Talk: It’s Not Just Breastfeeding
The breastfeeding experience is much more than skin-deep. This is the story of Alexa, who had the easiest nursing journey I’ve ever heard of. On the surface.
Boob Talk: It Takes Two to Tango
In the second installment of the Boob Talk series, we hear from my friend Alexandra how breastfeeding isn’t for everyone. Including babies.
This Body Isn’t Me
This postpartum body of mine is a casualty of all the sacrifices and compromises I’ve made in only 4 years.
My Wish for Mothers
This Mother’s Day, I have a wish for us moms: you are a whole woman. A whole person. You are a mom; and so much more.
Depressed, Medicated and Pregnant
When I found out I was pregnant with Spawnita, I was still busy fighting off post-partum depression from my first pregnancy. And I was terrified.
