As a maternal mental health wellness advocate, and a champion on policy and issues relating to Postpartum Depression, I began thinking that perhaps this mom was potentially affected by Postpartum Depression (PPD.)
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Unlock Brain Potential to Protect Against Decline
Our brain is probably the most neglected, abused and poorly understood organ of our entire body. While sports concussions and Alzheimer’s awareness are at an all-time high, many of us fail to protect our brain from potentially reversible decline. The No. 1 cause of cognitive decline is not the 13 pe …
The Missing Conversation in Pinktober: Emotional Scars of Breast Cancer
The feeling I most clearly remember is fear. An overwhelming wave of fear going through my body. My breath, wrestling against the suffocating force of a heavy weight on my chest. I was gasping. There was a churning feeling inside, a dark apprehension that something awful has occurred. I was slipping …
Breathe In, Breathe Out: What It's Like To Live Life With An Anxiety …
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, "Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a mental health condition in which a person is often worried or anxious about many things and finds it hard to control this anxiety.".
Fixing Our System: Takeaways From the 2015 Gathering on Mental …
"Mental health could be the Civil Rights Movement of the next decade," said Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church. When it comes to mental health in the United States, our system is brok.