Author: Kimberly Zapata

Depression Motherhood Parenting Postpartum Depression 

Banishing “Bad Mom”

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 Kimberly Zapata banishthebadmom, daycare, mommyhood, parenthood, ppd, stopthestigma

When I dropped my daughter off at daycare for the first time last November I felt a pang of guilt not because

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Depression Mental Health Motherhood Parenting Postpartum Depression 

Fighting Depression at Dawn

May 4, 2015April 29, 2016 Kimberly Zapata mental health awareness month, mental illness, postpartum, what is depression

I woke last Thursday to the sounds of my daughter chatting over the baby monitor. She babbled for a bit, laughed

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Depression Mental Health Postpartum Depression 

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 Kimberly Zapata anxiety, mental health awareness, ppd, stigma free, stopthestigma

If I am to be honest — brutally honest — I hate all these days, weeks, and months dedicated to

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Motherhood Parenting Postpartum Depression 

To Baby Number Two

April 24, 2015September 12, 2016 Kimberly Zapata children, mental illness, moms, parenthood, ppd

I should start by saying I’m not pregnant with you, and I’m not having you (at least not yet). It

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Depression Mental Health Motherhood PTSD Running 

My Marathon Mantra and the #LetItGo Movement

April 14, 2015April 29, 2016 Kimberly Zapata depression, letitgo, runfortoday, whyirun, womenruntheworld

If you asked me five years ago what I thought about running I would have said it sucked, plain and

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Depression Running 

Why I Run: the No-Excuses Edition

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 Kimberly Zapata likeagirl, running with depression, whyirun, womenruntheworld

With just 10 days until the MORE/FITNESS/SHAPE Half Marathon, I am posting another “why I run” update, and today’s may

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Depression Mental Health 

Spring Cleaning

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 Kimberly Zapata anxiety, depression, health & wellness, mental illness

I’m glad it is finally April. I look forward to the new life, new growth, and the promise that comes

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