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I can’t watch this without crying…it is so personal to me and painful to listen to the stories of other women who have been through Perinatal Mood Disorder. But at the same time it is so imperative that we hear…
I’m always grateful for a chance to speak about one of the topics I am most passionate about – Maternal Mental Health. In this interview, Derek Fage and Julie Beun talk with me about Perinatal Mood Disorder, more commonly refered…
We’ve all heard of Postpartum Depression by now but I really wondered, do we know what it really entails? I am one of those women who fell through the cracks because I didn’t know about Perinatal OCD or Anxiety. …
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month is a topic near and dear to my heart because I suffered from Postpartum Mood Disorder (PPMD). My experience was mostly anxiety, mood swings and OCD – and had no idea what it was that…
Do I carry the Postpartum Mood Disorder (PPMD) gene? Did I pass the gene onto my babies? By the time my 13 and 10 year old daughters have children will they be tested for the PPMD gene? Could I have passed…
World Thyroid Day & Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month May is an important time of year in my circles: May 25 is World Thyroid Day – a day to increase awareness of what I believe is a hidden epidemic. The month…
I read somewhere that the physiological disorder, Pre-Menstrual Symptom (PMS) was hi-jacked by psychologists. It got me wondering if Postpartum Mood Disorder (PMDD) was also a victim of hi-jacking. I’m not a doctor, but as a woman who has survived…
When you are the one in the throes of a postpartum mood disorder (PPMD) you may be the last one to be aware of it. Even your family and friends may not recognize what’s happening to you. Part of…
Sonya, Founder of Hormone Soup. I’ve learned how to thrive and achieve optimal health in spite of infertility, miscarriages, severe PMS, postpartum mood disorder, hypothyroidism and insulin resistance thanks to advocating for myself in my healthcare.
