Author: Kimberly Zapata

Body Image Eating Disorders Identity and Self-Esteem Pregnancy 

Why I Am Working To Change My Distorted Body Image Story

September 2, 2015October 13, 2016 Kimberly Zapata body dysmorphia, body image issue, eating disorder

Let me start by saying that I’ve never been fat, at least not in any conventional sense. I don’t have stretch

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Depression Mental Health Postpartum Depression Suicide Awareness/Prevention 

#snapshotsforsanity

August 30, 2015September 9, 2015 Kimberly Zapata anxiety, bipolar disorder, mental illness, pnd, ppd, snapshotsforsanity, stopthestigma

This time last year my depression was a shameful secret, a secret I kept from most of my friends and

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Depression Guide for Family & Friends Mental Health 

5 Things to Say to Someone Suffering from Depression

August 13, 2015November 18, 2016 Kimberly Zapata depression how to help, depression support guide, health & wellness, mental health & wellness

For the last six months, I have felt honored to play but a small part in working to #stopthestigma surrounding mental illness. And even

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Depression Motherhood Postpartum Depression 

Fahrenheit: My Postpartum Depression Story

August 3, 2015November 6, 2017 Kimberly Zapata depression story, moms, motherhood depression, postpartum progress, ppd

It was 97 degrees when I went into labor, when I waited on an underground subway platform for an uptown

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Motherhood Parenting 

Another Minute, Another Moment, Another Parenting Last

July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 Kimberly Zapata childhood, children, firsts and lasts, mommyhood, parenting

Mommy loves you. Daddy loves you. The kitty cats love you. We all love you very much. Now it’s time

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Depression Guide for Family & Friends Mental Health 

Depression or Sadness: How to Know the Difference

July 13, 2015March 3, 2017 Kimberly Zapata living with depression, mental health & wellness, mental illness, what is depression

Every so often, when speaking about my depression, a well-intentioned friend or family member reminds me that “it’s okay; everyone

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Parenting 

Standing At The Water’s Edge

July 10, 2015August 5, 2015 Kimberly Zapata childhood, dads, fatherhood, fathers, grief, loss, mamalode

My father taught me to swim when I was eight years old, which was old by Florida standards. It wasn’t

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