In nearly every neighborhood in America there will be at least a few mothers who have experienced Postpartum Depression (PPD). Despite its prevalence and severity, it’s a topic that is rarely discussed. At the core of BoldJourney is a belief that learning from each other’s experiences is essential and so we asked some incredible mothers to open up to us about their experiences with PPD.
Keveena Slater
Whoa I’m really in the hot seat now! That question there is a tough one. I can’t really say I’ve OVERCAME postpartum. I’m still battling with it almost 12 years later. And that’s because I didn’t know I was going through PPD (postpartum depression) for soo long; I just figured life was supposed to kick my ass cause I’m an adult, ya know? Read more>>
Myeisha Brooks
Postpartum Depression is probably one of the hardest things I have ever had to overcome. I had a vision around what life after pregnancy would be like, how I might be once I held my child for the first time, what kind of parent I’d grow to be, what kind of partner I would be, and my vision was far from what my experience was. I had many hopes and dreams and I’d venture to classify them as fantasies. The kind that you see in movies about what it’s like to become a parent. Read more>>
Yanelly Loor
I chose this topic since it was part of my life in a very significant way. 12 years ago, I was pregnant with my first child, a boy. I unfortunately suffered a miscarriage being 5 months pregnant. His esophagus never formed so I was intaking all the amniotic fluid. I had to give birth, then went through procedures to try to remove the placenta. When that did not work, I had to have a procedure called a DNC. Read more>>
