By Sammy Shuster James is a veterinarian. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in veterinary medicine. He specialized in exotics; such as lizards, rabbits, and birds. One day he decided to end his life. He injected himself with the euthanasia fluid he used on his animals. He got in his car and started Read more about Where is James? Do you Know?[…]

By Jeremy Hornberger Less than 24 hours after I returned home from giving birth, I found myself back in the ER. Where I am now, I never thought possible. I love Ella Ray more than anything and she is my reason for being. But it took me a longgggg time to get to this point and Read more about My PPD-PPA Story[…]

By  Jennifer Staszak I had a day five years ago when I thought the only way out was OUT. That was my lowest point. But was also my saving grace. Because of my postpartum breakdown, I reached out to Postpartum Support International and found an awesome counselor who encouraged me on my first visit to Read more about Why I’m Grateful For My Breakdown[…]

By Joyce Wachira Was I A Failure? Tell Me. I was ready for motherhood, with a meticulous personality; everything was in place, so I thought. Three months before delivery, Hospital booked, doctors booked, Nanny trained, house stocked with all supplies needed. I can’t forget to mention the status of the baby room; everything was tiptop. At Read more about We Need a Postpartum Support Worker for Every Mom[…]

By Amanda Brown For years, my husband and I struggled to conceive. I work as a labor and delivery nurse so I was constantly in the presence of new family beginnings and I desperately wanted to feel those emotions. We were told that we had a 7% chance of conceiving naturally. With the help of hormone Read more about My Journey Through PPD[…]

By Josee Grenier In my experience through Postpartum Depression and Anxiety it felt like every fear and trauma I had ever experienced was fresh in my mind.  It’s like PPD’s ugly hand had reached deep into my heart in the ‘trauma’ area and just started pulling at things and ‘stirring the pot’.  I remember some days Read more about Choosing the Right Counselor Matters![…]

By Kathy Schommer I feel like I’m drowning.” It was 7:00 a.m. on a weekday morning and my husband had just left for work. I was already sobbing on the phone to my mother, 1,800 miles away in North Dakota. My then seven-month-old twin girls were bouncing away in their ExerSaucers. “I feel like I am Read more about Coming Up for Air[…]

By  Liz Shane In the summer of 2013, my life was going great. I’d married my high-school sweetheart two years earlier and we had just moved into to an amazing rental house with our dog. It seemed like the perfect time to expand our family and I soon became pregnant with our first child. While Read more about Falling Over the Edge[…]