Postpartum Depression Statistics
Every year, thousands of new moms battle with a serious case of depression. Bringing a baby home is no easy task, and getting used taking care of a being that seems to suck everything out of you, takes...
View ArticlePostpartum Anxiety–This is What Mine Looked Like
Tamara recently left her beloved buckeye-state and relocated to Pittsburgh with her husband and infant son. While at home, she’s decided to give writing, attachment parenting, and photography a try....
View ArticleDepressed… With Children
I’ve had issues with anxiety and depression all my life. According to my mother, I was the only newborn in the maternity word who refused to eat and just screamed her head off, instead. The pattern...
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Motherhood & Depression: What it Means for Me and My Daughter
1. Me Depression and motherhood do not mix. Before I was married I was aware that my offspring could possibly carry the same genetic predisposition that I have for depression. I don’t mean the “blues”...
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Managing Motherhood & Depression Means Asking For Help
It was a day I will never forget. Last week, I was at work when I received a call from my daughter’s preschool. I was told that she is fine but she is saying she is very tired and is … Continue reading →
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It’s Time to Fight the Stigma of Mental Illness
As a social worker, I have always been about combating the stigma of mental illness. As a human being, I have been passionate about it. As someone with an actual diagnosis of depression, it is always...
View ArticleHow To Survive the Seder When You’re Depressed
As a woman, I try to be everything to everyone. As a wife and mother, that becomes magnified times 100. With Passover creeping up a bit too fast for me, I have to become superwoman. At least, that is...
View ArticleIf Becoming a Mom Means Losing My Old Identity, I’m OK With That
I am Iliana’s mom. That is my identity, according to all of her friends. Am I OK with that? Hell, yeah! I have heard many times that you lose your identity after having a child, as no one calls you by...
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I Cried on the Last Day of Preschool, But Not For the Reasons You Think
Our son’s last day of Jewish preschool has come and gone, and there are still times I cry, but not for the reasons you may think. I wasn’t one of those moms posting on Facebook about my son’s first day...
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The Trauma of First-Time Parenthood
When we brought our newborn daughter home, she nursed around the clock with a ferocious latch. It felt as if I was putting my nipple into a stapler and then having the milk sucked out by an expensive...
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Saved My Life & Helped Me Be Myself Again
After months of worsening depression and intense psychotherapy, it was an email I sent to my psychiatrist that was the last straw. I simply told her, once again, how lonely I felt and how much pain I...
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Don’t Feel Bad About Not Missing Your Kids
OK, so maybe I’m not such a good mother. I didn’t cry or sadly wave goodbye as my kids boarded the bus to camp. I can’t even truthfully say I missed them all that much. It was four weeks until …...
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To My Mama Friend Who is Having a Rough Time
This post is part of our Torah commentary series. This Shabbat we read Parashat Nitzavim. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. To a mama friend who is currently having a rough...
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