Mental Health

Mental Health Month

Losing Battles

Becoming A Mom Has Caused Me To Start Anxiety-Cleaning—And I Can’t Stop

by Jessica Booth
Life

There’s A Reason Your Postpartum Anxiety Went Undiagnosed

It’s very hard to ask for help when you don’t know what to call the thing you need help with.

by Miranda Rake
Pregnancy

I Thought Constant Anxiety Was The Price You Pay For Being A Mom

I kicked myself for not starting meds sooner, but even decades of therapy couldn’t fully undo the stigma I grew up with.

by Ingrid Chen McCarthy
WHITE KNUCKLING

I Tried To Tell My Doctor About My Postpartum Anxiety, But I Got Nowhere

Throughout our pregnancies, and after, we see so many doctors. Not one of mine checked in on my emotional well-being.

by Melissa Petro
Pregnancy

I’m So Glad I Took Zoloft While Pregnant

Thank God for the tiny voice in my head that convinced me it was OK to take care of myself.

by Karie Fugett
MENTAL HEALTH

I Finally Got My IVF Baby, So What Right Did I Have To Be Depressed?

There was that stubborn voice in my head that said I had no reason to be unhappy now that I got what I wanted.

by Purnima Mani
DON'T CALL IT THE MF CHANGE

It’s Up To Us To End The Silence Around Menopause

“What the hell is so shameful about it?”

by April Daniels Hussar
Pregnancy

What Do We Actually Know About Exercise And Pregnancy?

by Danielle Friedman

Long gone are the days when women were told to sit still for nine months. But while we know staying active is good for a pregnant body, cultural fears and misconceptions still hold many pregnant people back.

CUT SCENES

7 Times Movies & TV Actually Showed The Complicated Reality Of PPD

by Jamie Kenney

It’s no longer a taboo subject, but accurate and compassionate on-screen depictions of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders like PPD are still few and far between.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

The Best Thing You Can Do To Prevent PPD Is Protect Your Sleep

by Katie McPherson

Forget your newborn’s sleep schedule and focus on yours. Seriously.

Exclusive

Taraji P. Henson Built A Salon Playground For Her Inner Child

by Jamie Kenney

“I’m healing and I’m taking care of my little TJ.”

Viral

'Inside Out 2' Is Being Praised For Depicting An Anxiety Attack So Accurately

by Jamie Kenney

“I felt seen.”

Life

The Grief & The Delight Of Being No-Contact With My Dad

by Katie McPherson

Today has been good. There was a promise in the words as I repeated them to myself again and again.

BOYMOM

Boys Are Lonelier Than They’ve Ever Been. What Can We Do About It?

by Sarah Wheeler

“There’s a failure to give boys the message they are fully connected, emotional, relational beings.”

Parenting

Low-Demand Parenting Is All About Building Trust By Giving In

by Jennifer Berney

And it might just be the parenting approach you’re looking for.

Entertainment

Rachel Platten’s Postpartum Fight Songs

by Nolan Feeney

The “Fight Song” singer struggled with anxiety and depression after the births of her two daughters. To write her new album, she had to rethink her idea of strength.

Parenting

The Internet Doesn’t Make Kids Trans — It Just Helps Them Feel Less Alone

by Jack Turban, MD

The recent attacks on gender diversity are based on absolute pseudoscience, but the worst part is that no one bothered to talk to the kids themselves.