I’m so happy to have Andrea here, guest posting with her very own Rainy Day Letter.
Andrea blogs at postpartumandpigtails.com/
(Are you new here? A Rainy Day Letter is a message you write to yourself when you are having a good day, so you can read it on your bad days. It’s like a helping hand, but from yourself. I’d love to add yours to this growing collection. The original post that started the Hope in an Envelope collection is here: The Opportunity in Setbacks and Rainy Days Letters.)
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My sweet Andrea,
You had a mountain to climb over the last few years but you made it. You survived Postpartum Anxiety & OCD! Be kind to yourself. Life is full of ups & downs. We are not promised a life that we breeze through. And look at where you are now! You took a negative experience & made it into something positive. You are helping others. You are able to see all of the good that came out of this. I am so proud of you mama!
This is a preview of Andrea’s Rainy Day Letter (Hope in an Envelope 9)
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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/
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Of all the things I regret about my time with postpartum depression and anxiety, the anger is the one I have the hardest time not feeling guilty about.
I want to make sure I’m being precise. It wasn’t just anger. It was rage. Blinding rage. I don’t know if I can type what comes next, but I’m going to take a deep breath and try.
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I can vividly recall standing at the edge of the brown patterned bassinet adjacent to the bed, looking down at my two week old daughter, and screaming while tears streamed down my face, “why won’t you just fucking go to sleep?” Slumping to the floor, I felt my heart break into pieces. What kind of mother screams at her newborn?
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Have you noticed the change? This website used to look like this:
The old look was a good look, the new look is even better.
The clean and popular WordPress Theme Misty Look served me well, but it’s time for bigger and better more flexible things.
I’m excited about having a column on each side of the post area, and even more excited about the new navigation and order of things. I think you’ll find your way around here better this way.
There is a SpaekEasy call this evening, I hope to hear your voice. If you are signed up to get my newsletter, check your inbox, if you sign up today you’ll get the call numbers sent to you after you confirm your subscription.
How do you like the new look? I’d love your thoughts in the comments below.
and as always, whether you comment or not, may the Joy be with you.
This is a preview of A new look, and a SpeakEasy support chat tonight
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Written on
December 30, 2011 by
Yael in
Anxiety,
Comfort-Zone,
Experimenting,
Fear,
Gratitude,
guilt,
Permission-Based Healing.,
Postpartum Depression,
PPDemons,
Progress,
Rainy Day Letters,
Self-Care,
Self-Kindness,
Setbacks,
Trust
And the the giveaway winner is: Laura.
Hugs to all who didn’t win this time, more chances coming soon.
This post is dedicated to my beloved #ppdchat friends. I’ve been so consumed with creating events and classes here in Ithaca, that I’ve been rather absent on twitter. I miss you all, I’ll be back soon.
And of course, to all the Ithaca mamas I was so fortunate to get to know in my UnGuilt Trip class, and the Mama’s Comfort Camp classes and Support groups, I love you more than words can tell! And to all the local mamas who are thinking of coming to these classes, I can’t wait to meet you!
And to all the far away mamas who wish you could come to these classes — oh, how I wish I could beam you over. And until then, I hope you can join the next PPD SpeakEasy Call on Tuesday Jan.17 at 8:30pm EST.
This is a preview of Instead of resolutions: a Permission Slip to Slip.
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My In-Real-Life friend Sarah is here today. I Love this letter so much, that I put it up on the wall in my office. Sarah is not on twitter, and she doesn’t blog either. But boy, she can write! I hope she will start a blog soon, let’s encourage her in the comments.
Are you new here? The Hope in an Envelope collection started in this post: The Opportunity in Setbacks and Rainy Days Letters. The idea is to write yourself a letter on a good day, so you can read it for comfort on your bad days — you get to tap into your own wisdom to help yourself.
Yes! Of course I’d love to share your letter too. If you have a blog and would like to post your letter at your place as well, that’s great, we can both share your writing. Just please make sure to link to the original post, so mothers who read your letter can then find the rest of the collection, and perhaps be inspired to participate.
Passing the mic to Sarah:
This is a preview of Sarah’s Rainy Day Letter (Hope in an Envelope 7)
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This is an old post, now new and improved, revisited for two reasons: one, my neck issues are making it hard to write new posts these days. But more importantly, I wrote this in November 2010, when my blog was still a baby. Chances are you’ve never seen this before, and kookys taste much better when we enjoy them together. So go ahead, help yourself. Feel free to make some crumbs, the floor is already dirty…
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I love skills.
I love practical tools.
I love cookies.
I like jars more than I like boxes.
I LOVE metaphors.
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