Today, November 19, is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. I started to write a special post for today, but I just can’t finish it. As someone who lost her birth mother to postpartum depression driven suicide, and six years ago almost followed the same path, I am giving myself full permission to not finish this…
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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: -
Don't just tell them, show them this video. Because normalizing PPD saves lives.
Category Archives: Suicide Prevention
With the Band!
My guest post: Very Good Enough is at Band Back Together today. Wheeee! Do you know Band Back Together? You really should. It’s the best website ever. A shining example of the healing potential of the internet. Band Back Together is the brainchild of Aunt Becky from Mommy Wants Vodka. It is a group…
Asking for your help
Asking for help is hard. So hard. Because: Admitting that we need help = that we can’t handle something all by ourselves = we are not the uber-capable being that we wish ourselves to be, that we want others to think of us as. Well, it hurts. We want to be good enough to go at…
Hope in a Phone Call
Yay! Robin is here! With her take on the #PPDSpeakEasy. Because she participated in many — she even hosted one! And because September will have triple the hope: I’ll be holding three (3!) support chats, because it’s my birthday, and I am giving back to all of you. So Robin stopped by and invited her…
The Good Mom Anthem
Today I’m visiting Cristi at Motherhood Unadorned. Motherhood Unadorned. I love the sound of that. The pain in my neck and shoulders requires me to express my ideas with a minimum amount of typing, so the post is short and sweet. It’s called The Good Mom Anthem Go sing it. Help us make music for…
Category Archives: Suicide Prevention
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
Today, November 19, is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. I started to write a special post for today, but I just can’t finish it. As someone who lost her birth mother to postpartum depression driven suicide, and six years ago almost followed the same path, I am giving myself full permission to not finish this…
With the Band!
My guest post: Very Good Enough is at Band Back Together today. Wheeee! Do you know Band Back Together? You really should. It’s the best website ever. A shining example of the healing potential of the internet. Band Back Together is the brainchild of Aunt Becky from Mommy Wants Vodka. It is a group…
Asking for your help
Asking for help is hard. So hard. Because: Admitting that we need help = that we can’t handle something all by ourselves = we are not the uber-capable being that we wish ourselves to be, that we want others to think of us as. Well, it hurts. We want to be good enough to go at…
Hope in a Phone Call
Yay! Robin is here! With her take on the #PPDSpeakEasy. Because she participated in many — she even hosted one! And because September will have triple the hope: I’ll be holding three (3!) support chats, because it’s my birthday, and I am giving back to all of you. So Robin stopped by and invited her…
The Good Mom Anthem
Today I’m visiting Cristi at Motherhood Unadorned. Motherhood Unadorned. I love the sound of that. The pain in my neck and shoulders requires me to express my ideas with a minimum amount of typing, so the post is short and sweet. It’s called The Good Mom Anthem Go sing it. Help us make music for…
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Talking about PPD is hard. I made this to make your life easier. Don't just tell them, show them this video. Because normalizing PPD saves lives.