Mother’s Day Is Not About Your Uterus
By Kimberly Poovey It’s not about your lady parts ― it’s about your words, actions, and love. Mother’s Day is complicated. (Cue the flood…
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Postpartum Depression And Anxiety Was My Painful Secret
By Kimberly Poovey Postpartum anxiety and depression doesn’t always look like you think it does, particularly under a good Instagram filter. Surprised? I was. I…
Dear New Mama: You Can Do This
By Kimberly Poovey Dear New Mama, Hello from the other side. Sixteen months ago, I was you. I was laying in a hospital bed…
What Moana Taught Me About Trauma
By Kimberly Poovey My child has recently become obsessed with Moana. (Yes, I know. We are a little late to the party.) I would…
Postpartum Depression Saved Me
By Kimberly Poovey Mental illness has always been a part of my life. I have suffered from OCD and chronic anxiety for as long as…
Please Don’t Ask Me if my Child is a “Good Baby”
By Kimberly Poovey Seriously, just don’t. How is any parent supposed to respond to that question anyway? Because I estimate that 90% of the…
The Day I Fell In Love With You, Again
By Kimberly Poovey On the day our son was born, we had already been married for nine years. In that near decade, we had…
I’m In Love With My Postpartum Body
By Kimberly Poovey This year, I gave birth to a 10lb 5oz baby. And I just bought the first bikini of my life. For…
Mama, You Are Still You
By Kimberly Poovey Hey mama. I see you there. In your hole-y leggings, with dry-shampooed hair, re-heating your cup of coffee for the 5th…
There is No Such Thing as “Ready”
By Kimberly Poovey Are you this person too? An over-thinking, over-preparing, worry-wart perfectionist with a 5 year plan? I was. And then I found…
I Survived Postpartum OCD
By Kimberly Poovey Postpartum OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) is a thing. Did you know that? Because I didn’t. It is perhaps one of the…
No, My Baby Doesn’t Sleep Through The Night
By Kimberly Poovey It’s the first question we ask far too many new parents: “Is he a good sleeper?” “Getting any rest?” “Sleeping through…