United Church of Christ Mental Health Network

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Reporting Back:
7 weeks of parenthood

August 27, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

My husband and I have been parents for almost seven weeks now, to a wonderful baby girl named Leona Joyce.  Back in April, I wrote a post about post- and peripartum depression, and the stigma I sensed and feared, as well as some scripture that gave me comfort. I’m only at the very beginning of […]

Filed Under: Postpartum, Stigma Tagged With: Mental Health Network, peripartum depression, postpartum depression, Stigma, UCC, United Church of Christ

Knit in my mother’s womb

April 23, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

I’m quickly approaching 30 weeks pregnant with our first child, and I’ve been thinking about stigma around mental health from what feels like a new angle.  I’ve lived with anxiety and mild depression for quite a while, and feel very comfortable talking about how helpful I find a therapist and the fact that I take […]

Filed Under: Postpartum, Stigma Tagged With: Mental Health Network, peripartum depression, postpartum depression, pregnancy, UCC, United Church of Christ

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