Is your wife living on Fantasy Island thinking that the world will be a different place now that fantasy football is officially over? Are you entering the epidemic FDS (Fantasy Depression Syndrome )? Here is how to win your life back – and get her …

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I knew it was going to resonate with me the moment I read the opening summary. This was actually really hard for me to get through…you think you've put enough behind you in therapy , and then you hear another person mirror exactly what your life was like with her, and suddenly you're right…

Every now and then I get an email from a mom that reinforces why we need so much more awareness of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, even among physicians.  I’ve reprinted Britta Brooks’ email here, with her permission: I reached out and reached out again and again, but was told that I do not have depression.  Because I took care of my household (a …

From Postpartum Progress contributor Robin Farr, author of Farewell Stranger and postpartum depression survivor … I’m going to ask you a question that might make you wonder whether I’ve gone nuts. Or maybe not. Maybe you’ll know exactly what I mean. But first, a story. One day, around the time I was finally starting to feel better, …

Oh Gawker, you’re so awesome.  Clearly you understand the significance of postpartum depression, how painful and devastating it is for a new mom — even a celebrity mom — and for her partner.  That’s why you printed this today : “This A list celebrity couple is taking a break. Apparently the new baby…

Last week, Katherine received the following question from a Warrior Mom: What is considered a “suicidal” thought, ideation or gesture? I remember being asked by my physician if I was having suicidal thoughts and I honestly didn’t know if I should say yes or no. I wasn’t making plans in my head on killing myself when I was in the deepest of depression, but I was having fleeting weird thoughts about …

I asked the members of the Postpartum Progress Facebook Fan Page if any of them had stories of having postpartum depression after delivering twins or multiples.  Melissa D., a mother of four from Wisconsin, was kind enough to share her compelling story.  She had so many risk factors, including everything …

Tomorrow is PPD advocate Yael Saar’s 40th birthday.  She wants to talk to you about a very important topic: postpartum depression and suicide. I failed where my mother succeeded. Make that “failed” and “succeeded”. My mother had postpartum depression since I was born.  It got worse after the birth of my brother.  She was 29 when she took her own life.  I was six. But this is no sob story…

We asked survivors of postpartum depression and anxiety to give us a six-word memoir or story of their experience. Postpartum Progress’ Six Things Six-Word PPD Memoir challenge was inspired by  SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir project  and  bestselling book series , where thousands of people continue to write …

I was having dinner with a friend the other night, and she was sharing with me some real concerns about someone she knew who had been extremely anxious since her now 2.5-year-old girl was born.  My friend described a mom who had a nearly impossible time letting her daughter be apart from …

In some cases stress has led to separations, break downs in community relationships and family structure, and deaths (occurring as an aftermath of long term depression syndrome ). One of the moms who came … I can't help but feel that “putting your life on the line” for a cause is noble (I'm just not sure if educational reform in Chile is the most important cause to die for, especially after everything else I'…

Ahhhhh, PIDS (Post Ironman Depression Syndrome )! So common. In fact, I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who does not experience this. You've trained hundreds of hours, have had support from every sphere of your life (Family, …

I believe I'm still experiencing the so-called post potter depression syndrome . Not the chronic type though. Lol. Nevertheless, I need to undergo some Potter Withdrawal treatment soon and get my life back on track soon. …

I will be in San Diego for the BlogHer conference August 5 and 6.  If you’re not going to BlogHer because you are not a blogger, that would make a whole lot of sense.  If you’re not going to BlogHer because you can’t afford the registration fee, I have a tip for you.  Go to BlogHer Pathfinder Day !  It’s on Thursday, August 4 and is only $65 to register.  (Or, …

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