Tag: postpartum mental health

  • Raging against the Family Machine

    Raging against the Family Machine

    (Originally published on Motherless Mom, June 8, 2020) Several years ago, my oldest was two years old and I was very pregnant with kid #2. Well, pregnant enough that I felt huge and restricted but not huge enough that the light at the end of the tunnel was near, so…

  • Lost in the Fog: My PPD Story

    Lost in the Fog: My PPD Story

    (Originally published on Motherless Mom, April 17, 2019) My story begins during my pregnancy with my oldest. After a whirlwind engagement and marriage, the military moved my husband and I several states away from our family and friends and I got pregnant almost immediately. I did what I always do…