Health & Safety
Depression & the Stay-At-Home Dad
My husband stays home with our son and is falling apart. I don’t know what to do or how to help.
Pregnancy
It’s Not a Mood Swing: Depression During Pregnancy
A first-time expectant mom asks how she can tell whether the mood swings she has been experiencing lately are normal . Or it is prenatal depression?
Pregnancy
Pregnancy isn’t Magic: Prenatal Depression
I’m pregnant, but I’m scared and unhappy all the time. I feel like the parts of me that aren’t sustaining a child are dying. And I don’t know how to fix it.
Parenting
Suicide Isn’t Just Other People’s Problem
Suicide isn’t something that only touches rich celebrities or people we don’t care about. Suicide touches the lives of regular people. Suicide touches the lives of people who are left trying to wrap their brains around why they couldn’t save their loved ones.
Health
Anxiety in the Age of Trump
A mom is incredibly worried about the new presidential administration’s (coupled with an already conservative Congressional majority) proposed and expected actions on the day-to-day life of her family. What can she do to stem her anxiety?
Pregnancy
The Crushing Weight of All You Ignore
An expecting mom is having trouble being motivated to do anything and feels like a failure. Amalah gives her the advice and pep talk she needs to hear right now.
Pregnancy
The Ghost of Losses Past
When a past pregnancy loss has you too afraid to try again.
Big Kid
Parenting Big Kids When You’re Depressed
Depression, like any other medical condition, can impact your ability to parent the way you want to. You and your kids can get through it, I promise.
Relationships
A Stay-at-Home Mom is NOT a Stay-at-Home Maid
A stay-at-home-mom needs advice on dealing with her husband’s refusal to help out at home and the ensuing arguments.
Postpartum
Post-Tubal Depression
A mom can’t shake the feeling of sadness and regret over a tubal ligation. What should she do?
Relationships
Delivery Room Abandonment Threat
An expectant mom has some serious familial and relationship issues that are causing her stress and leading to depression.