My Nonprofit Reviews

I discovered Postpartum Progress when I was pregnant with our first child in 2012. I had always considered myself very informed on postpartum depression and other perinatal mood disorders, but it was a great tool to have at my disposal to reinforce what I already knew and help me keep an eye on my own mental health. I follow Postpartum Progress on Facebook as well and it wasn't until a few months after our second child was born (late 2014) that I saw a blog post about another mom who experienced postpartum rage. Until this point, I didn't know that was even possible. I had found myself angry and yelling a lot (at everyone and everything), but I thought it was just my personality and I thought I had inherited the yelling from my upbringing. After I read this mom's story, and countless others like it, I made the connection that hey, this isn't "just the way I am", there is a cause for it, and there is treatment. There was still hope. I immediately contacted my midwife and rehashed everything I discovered on Postpartum Progress. She gave me an unofficial diagnosis and provided me with referrals for my next step in treatment. I have since joined the Climb Out of the Darkness movement, leading our own local Climb event since there wasn't one anywhere near here. If it weren't for the information on Postpartumprogress.org and their blog and Facebook, I may have never realized that rage is a symptom and is treatable. Thank you, Katherine Stone and all involved with Postpartum Progress. I knew a lot when I discovered your site, but now I know even more. I am not alone and there is always hope. Thank you for all you do.