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I'm Yael, (@yaelsaar on twitter) a mama on a mission: to liberate mothers from their PPDemons by disarming guilt and teaching self-kindness. I host the monthlyPPD SpeakEasy Support Phone Chat and I'm the virtual camp director at the Mama's Comfort Camp private facebook group where mamas from around the world support each other. To get in on the action, subscribe right here:
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Category Archives: Anger

Split Personality

Written on August 13, 2012 by Yael in Anger, Anxiety, Guest Posts, People I Love., Postpartum Depression

I just love this brave guest post from Jenny. We met online at #ppdchat (where she is a regular), and I got to hear her wonderful voice (the girl can sing!) through my PPD SpeakEasy calls, and we became close. I was overjoyed when she agreed to serve as a Den Mother at my Mama’s…

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Susan’s Story

Written on June 25, 2012 by Yael in Anger, Anxiety, Guest Posts, People I Love., Postpartum Depression, Progress

I am so honored to have Susan’s trust with this post. Susan (@learndhappiness on twitter ) is a member of my Mama’s Comfort Camp group, and her insights and sweetness always inspire me. She shared her lovely Rainy Day Letter with us last year, and she bloggs at learnedhappiness.wordpress.com/ – – – Of all the things I regret about my time with…

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Climbing Out of the Pit of Pain

Written on June 10, 2012 by Yael in Anger, Anxiety, Guest Posts, guilt, People I Love.

My gosh, Kristin (@littlemamajama) is here with this inspiring tender guest post! I love this woman, and I am honored to have her at my Mama’s Comfort Camp Facebook refueling station for moms. Kristin is a stay-at-home mom, writer and social media marketer. She blogs at LittleMamaJama.com. She resides with her husband and one-year-old son in a university…

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Letting myself hate you let me love you

Written on April 26, 2012 by Yael in Anger, Anxiety, creativity, Fear, Guest Posts, pain, People I Love., Permission-Based Healing.

I am so very honored to have Hayley Lau here today. This guest post is very important to me. It is a shining example of Permission-Based Healing, though I don’t claim to say that Hayley was influenced by my work when she wrote it. In her courage, Hayley is one of the deepest writers I know. She…

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Special #PPDSpeakEasy comfort camp

Written on October 6, 2011 by Yael in Anger, Comfort-Zone, Community, Fear, pain, People I Love., Permission-Based Healing., Postpartum Depression, PPDemons, Suicide Prevention, Trust

WTF world? Why so much pain? Too many people I love, most of them mothers, especially #ppdchat moms, are having a particularly hard time this week. I don’t usually use the F word here, not even as a letter. But something is going on. Is Mercury in retrograde? Are there storms on the sun? This isn’t funny….

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This I Believe

Written on August 16, 2011 by Yael in Anger, Anxiety, Comfort-Zone, Community, Fear, guilt, pain, Permission-Based Healing., Postpartum Depression, PPDemons, Trust

Not exactly a manifesto, call this a mommy-festo if you will, here is what I believe with all of my heart and soul: About Motherhood Motherhood is the hardest job on the planet. Even if you climbed Mt. Everest, motherhood will challenge you more than the tallest peaks. Miraculously, unbelievably, (thankfully!) this is somehow all worth it. But why,…

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Of Course I am Anxious (part 2) + Wound-Licking Time Out

Written on August 10, 2011 by Yael in Anger, Comfort-Zone, Experimenting, guilt, Listening to the Body, My Process, pain, Permission-Based Healing., Postpartum Depression, PPDemons, Progress, Self-Care, Trust

So, where were we? In part 1, we talked about how to get ourselves off the hook and begin to stop feeling guilty for being anxious. And about disarming anxiety rather than fighting it. And how this is scary, and very empowering. It was sort of a what’s-in-it-for-you kind of post. This one here is…

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Discomfort, Disappointments, Anger, and Love (part 2)

Written on July 29, 2011 by Yael in Anger, Comfort-Zone, Discomfort Tolerance, My Process, My Story, Non Violent Communications, Postpartum Depression, PPDemons, Progress, Trust

Part 1 was a whine about a tough trip, and a yay for how my husband and I rocked it emotionally (while explaining how you might use these ideas when your going gets tough). In this Part 2 we explore the fight that followed and the subject of anger in a loving relationship: being angry, the…

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Category Archives: Anger

Split Personality

Susan’s Story

Climbing Out of the Pit of Pain

Letting myself hate you let me love you

Special #PPDSpeakEasy comfort camp

This I Believe

Of Course I am Anxious (part 2) + Wound-Licking Time Out

Discomfort, Disappointments, Anger, and Love (part 2)

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This I Believe

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