Originally posted February 26, 2014. This is a guest post from Jessy Troy, a healthcare activist whom I met on the blogosphere. She blogs about health and self-improvement across a a variety of niches. Follow her on Twitter where she engages with alot of Twitter healthcare chats! @JessyTroy I am always pretty honest with my addictions. I smoked for several years and had to be open about that before I stopped. I have a rather serious caffeine addiction that takes me th

Originally posted September 3, 2013. Because these women and their stories are so extraordinary, for me personally, this is the most meaningful article I ever researched and wrote up. As I worked, I was literally choked up with feeling, emotion, pride and wonder at ALL of their accomplishments! If you are experiencing depression or anxiety during the perinatal period of your life, the blogs listed here are rich with support, information, available resources and kindness! T

Originally posted April 26, 2013. I’m a guest on Lauren Hale’s #PPDCHAT on Twitter on Monday, April 29th at 8:30 PM EST. Join host Lauren Hale and her friends at #PPDCHAT ! Lauren asked me to talk about how part of the healing journey is telling your story and being heard, and being accepted and held in support by others in community. I wanted to first-off, acknowledge Lauren for her tireless, personal, charitable, work in support of the emotional health of moms and their

Originally posted February 11, 2013. Come to My Virtual Book Tour! Meet A fabulous group of women with amazing creds! Meet these wonderful Individuals who are Sending Positive Vibes out into the world! They Rock the world! I am tons of grateful for my intelligent and loving friends in the birth community who have agreed to help me share my work throughout February, March and April! Simone Magaletta-Snyder (New Jersey). A rockin’ wise birth woman! Mom, doula, childbirth educat

Originally posted January 21, 2013. Today’s moms have access to a large online network of social media and blogging friendships and support. But are the online relationships fulfilling and real? I interviewed several women who use social media extensively, including Facebook, Twitter and who are bloggers, who say their online friendships are very real and often become IRL relationships; the women wind up meeting each other at different events across the country. Two natur

Originally published September 19, 2012. As I sat at my computer at lunch hour, a wonderful email popped into my inbox! To my surprise, Wendy Newhouse Davis posted a link on Postpartum Support International’s Facebook page regarding a Live Chat with Samantha Meltzer-Brody, M.D Director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Perinatal Psychiatry Unit. The UNC Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit (PPIU) is the first in the US. It was modeled afte