This Is What It’s Like To Parent Through Suicidal Thoughts
By Kimberly Zapata It is just after 6 a.m. when the sunlight reaches my bedroom. It sneaks in — slipping
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The Day I Almost Got Divorced
By Kimberly Zapata I packed my pants first: workout pants, yoga-style pants, really any pants made from spandex and held
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Yes, I Attempted Suicide But I Didn’t Want To Die
By Kimberly Zapata The day began like any other: with the pungent smell of cigarettes and coffee, with the distant
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The Truth About Raising A Highly Sensitive Kid (From A Highly Sensitive Mom)
By Kimberly Zapata My daughter was a few days shy of her 2nd birthday when I first heard the term
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I’m Afraid To Have Another Child Because of My Struggles with PPD
By Kimberly Zapata 2017 has been a weird year. A strange year. An “I’m not so sure about this year”
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My Daughter Has A Name — And It’s Not “Babe”
By Kimberly Zapata As soon I stepped out my front door I heard it. I heard him. “Hey babe! How
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Postpartum Depression Nearly Took My Marriage And My Life
By Kimberly Zapata Most of the memories from my daughter’s first year of life are fuzzy — at best — and the
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