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depression

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 Mental Health Motherhood Parenting

Six Months

July 5, 2015July 8, 2015 Kimberly Zapata mental health & wellness, mental illness, moms, ppd, stopthestigma

Six months have passed since I started this blog (that’s right, Sunshine Spoils Milk is six months old!), eight months

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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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Photo by 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 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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