By Chrissy Howe. The mind has a mighty ability to fight and survive, even in the darkest times.
It’s a Dad Thing
By Pam Moore. Motherhood is about letting go of the child and fatherhood is about developing a relationship with the child.
Summiting Everest
By Vanessa Dueck. As a marathon runner, this realization of my limits came as a bit of a shock.
A Sleep-Deprived Mother’s Prayer
By Ann Jamison. May I make it through this day…
Fearless
By Meryl Carver-Almond. Sometime in that postpartum haze, I realized that, while I had gained a whole new barometer for measuring love, I had lost something almost as big.
I Wish
By Erika Krumbeck. I wish someone had told me to stop feeling guilty. That it wasn’t due to any “wrong” choice in pregnancy or pre-pregnancy. That it wasn’t because I’m not strong enough or healthy enough or smart enough or wealthy enough.
An Unexpected Path: Focus
I’m sure all moms can relate (at least I hope you can) to feeling that you’ve changed immensely since becoming a mom. In my five and a half years of parenting, I certainly have. There are the quite obvious physical changes, but also subtler personality changes too. I quite frequently reflect on my pre-kid days and wonder what the heck did I do with all that free TIME or oh how I miss sleeping. Mostly though I wish I could be that focused again. For the last six years I’ve been in a thick fog that I just can’t shake.
I Hate My Baby: A Postpartum Story
All I feel after a 22 hour labor (six of which I were in the transition phase), is relief that it is over. I don't feel joy or love.
This is Love
By Melissa Bangs. The agony of missing my daughter was accompanied by the shame of abandoning her.
When Motherhood And Mental Illness Collide
It was only when I let go of my self-blame that I learned postpartum depression is a sly beast.