parenting

Mental Health Motherhood Postpartum Depression 

The Day I Asked for Help With My Postpartum Depression

May 31, 2017May 22, 2017 Kimberly Zapata parenting, ppd

By Jennifer Bairos of A Splendid Messy Life I walked into our family doctor’s office with my husband and our 5-month-old

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Mental Health Motherhood Postpartum Depression Suicide Awareness/Prevention 

Considering Suicide At 3:30AM

August 23, 2016July 25, 2016 Kimberly Zapata mental illness, parenting, ppd

I’ve only seen 3:30 A.M. a handful of times: at the end of a long night of hair holding and

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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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Motherhood Parenting 

For You, My Amelia

April 1, 2015July 22, 2015 Kimberly Zapata family, love, moms, motherhood, parenting

I want to give you the world. I want each morning to be an adventure, not a “let’s get ready

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Motherhood Postpartum Depression 

Dear Stay-At-Home Mom

March 16, 2015July 25, 2016 Kimberly Zapata mom life crisis, mommyhood, motherhood, parenting, parenting problems, postpartum depression, ppd, sahm, stay-at-home mom

I know if you are reading this you are probably at your wits end. If you are lucky, you are

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Depression Mental Health Motherhood Postpartum Depression 

Mom-Life Crisis

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 Kimberly Zapata depression, mom life crisis, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, parenting problems, postpartum depression, ppd, pregnancy, sogladtheytoldme

In a recent blog post I addressed the proverbial elephant in the room: motherhood did not come easy to me. Despite

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Depression Mental Health Motherhood Postpartum Depression 

#SoGladTheyToldMe

February 2, 2015February 27, 2015 Kimberly Zapata depression, family, health & wellness, parenting, postpartum depression, sogladtheytoldme

Author’s note: The following is an open letter to my 18-month old daughter, Amelia, in response to two recent viral

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