Miranda Wicker: On Being the Best Mom

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Hey there, Mama. Happy Mother’s Day! If you’re anything like me, you’re caught between wanting today to be a huge celebration of everything you are as a mom and wanting to forget it’s Mother’s Day because part of you just doesn’t...
Going Back to Work with PPD

Going Back to Work with PPD

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Jackson was three months old when I returned to work. At the time of his birth, my husband had recently been partially laid off, working only two days per week, so staying home with my son, or even extending my maternity leave, was not an option. Instead of basking in...
Letting Go Of The Guilt

Letting Go Of The Guilt

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I suffered from postpartum depression and anxiety with a side of OCD for two years after my first child was born. And though I sought treatment and began my path to wellness after my baby had her five month birthday, it took every last day of that additional 19 months...

How My Doctors Missed My Antenatal Anxiety

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I was in my first trimester of my first pregnancy when antenatal anxiety washed over me like the tide, insidious and unstoppable.  We were living on our own in the midwest at the time, and the loneliness was crushing.  I compensated for my irrational worries by...