This Postpartum Life; the Scars of Psychosis

What do you see when you look at me? You look at me and you see a woman with scars on her wrists from a failed attempt at the taking of her life. Damn her, there’s no understanding. We drive our children into the water. You don’t get that the ocean is a sea of

30 Days of Thoughts

Thirty Days of Thoughts A friend started this project asking for submissions “Why do I write?” on Stigmama.com and it started me thinking. Why do I write? Well there are many reasons, so I decided to do this…   Day 1 – To grieve, to feel my own soul and to try and separate my

I call Bullshit

Discrimination and Disgust This is just a small add-on to my post from yesterday about the “Contest” that Postpartum Support International ran for an International Maternal Mental Health Symbol. Here’s the breakdown of the final ten and I will paste my reply to a condescending response on a facebook post- My Maternal Mental Health Contest

Maternal Mental Health Contest Controversy

But I sprinkle babies on my oatmeal – Say What?  So it seems that when Postpartum Support International said they were hosting an international contest open to All; what they really meant was it was open to everyone who was already in good standing. You know, had some clout, had a good name, had a