Normalizing Conversations around Mental Health

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My Fight Against Postpartum Depression/Anxiety

How Postpartum Depression/Anxiety Has Affected Me My postpartum depression scared me,this past year It told me lies,like I’d never be ...
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Thoughts Are Just, Thoughts.

A lot of people have these things called “intrusive thoughts”. They’re obsessional thoughts, that you can’t get out of your ...
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It’s Ok To Struggle, & It’s Ok To Use Medication.

I was always ashamed to admit it, but now that we’re in a pandemic, I’m ready to share with the ...
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On Teen Suicide

Here I am in high school. Looking at this picture, I see a beautiful teen, with a bright smile. From ...
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To Anyone I’ve Ever Cancelled On…

To all the (too many) people I’ve cancelled on, especially at the last minute; I wanted to do whatever it ...
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I Resent The Ways My Mental Health Has Interfered With My Life

Breastfeeding isn’t something that’s very natural for me. Being a trauma survivor, even though I know there’s nothing sexual about ...
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A Year Into This Pandemic, & I Tried To Take On Disney…

March 12, 2020, my family went into quarantine. It was my Aupair, my two kids and I. That was it. ...
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Your Moods Don’t Dictate Your Worth As A Mom

You can make mistakes as a mom when you’re happy, excited, mentally and physically healthy. You can also have some ...
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This Is Motherhood

If you look closely enough, you can see my eyelids are swollen to the size of golf balls. The night ...
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The Reality Of Motherhood

When my son was born, I was on a high for the first 24 hours. But, then I crashed. Hard. ...
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