Postpartum Depression

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Bearing it All: My Breastfeeding Experience

September 8, 2015September 1, 2015 Kimberly Zapata breastfeeding, breastfeeding cons, ppd

“Alright, we are going to go around the room and introduce ourselves. Please say your name, how far along you

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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 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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An Open Letter To Those I’ve Hurt While Depressed

May 15, 2015May 15, 2017 Kimberly Zapata mental health, open letter, relationships

I’m sorry. I know those two words seem so small, and they are. They are nothing more than nine simple,

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Depression Mental Health Motherhood Parenting Postpartum Depression 

Essay, “Fahrenheit,” featured on Postpartum Progress

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 Kimberly Zapata motherhood depression, postpartum progress, ppd, stigmafree, stopthestigma

This past Sunday, Postpartum Progress, a national nonprofit that “raises awareness and advocates for more and better services for women who

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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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