By Raymond Baxter of The Relationship Blogger When we talk about men and miscarriage, we immediately think of the mother, the woman. The caregiver. The soul-crushing, ripped-out feeling the mom must be having at the time. Now, I understand for the woman it’s an excruciatingly soul-destroying experience to have the child […]
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Fat, Fatigued, Frantic? The Solution May Be Right Under Your Nose
By Sheila Qualls of Real Moms Don’t Judge I wasn’t suicidal, but death didn’t sound so bad. What was wrong with me? Tired. Depressed. I’d gained almost 40 pounds in a year. Something was going on. I wasn’t crazy. Or, at least, I didn’t think so. But something was going […]
Not All Wars Take Place on the Battlefield: Stories of PTSD
By Dawn Daum of W.T.F. words thoughts feelings There is a misconception in our culture about who suffers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and what they look like. A quick Google search will lead you to believe that the majority of those living with PTSD are men in uniform. The […]
Even A Skinny Girl Can Feel Like A Cow
I feel like a cow: a big, fat, fucking cow on a quarantined dairy farm. This is the heaviest I’ve been in a long time and, aside from starvation, nothing has worked to help me lose weight. Everything is snug; even my fat pants, and to make matters worse, my […]
Unexpected Grief: The Loss of Fertility
By Gina Stout of Stage Too It was a little over a year ago when I heard the words, “I’m sorry, but we cannot wait anymore. You have to have a hysterectomy as soon as possible.” This came after reviewing the results of my PET scan and ultrasound in an attempt […]
I Wonder if I Am Drowning from the Inside Out
By Anna Palmer of annarosenblumpalmer.com I am trying to hold onto the words but they are as weightless as I am. In this moment all my physical mass has left me. My ability to stand firmly on the earth is gone and I am aware of the slippery tiles beneath […]
Gambling Is My Addiction & I Chase the Same Dragon
By Darla Halyk of New World Mom The most difficult article I ever wrote concerned my gambling addiction. It took me days to recover from my writing hangover. I spent hours crying and rocking myself in the fetal position after I hit publish. The fear of being judged was overwhelming, […]
Postnatal Depression and Pottery
By Jame Smith of mumonthenetheredge Life metaphors have always struck me as invariably silly. Life isn’t in the least like a box of chocolates. If it were, who the fuck is eating all the caramel swirls? Answer me that. Greedy bastard. And if life gives you lemons, you can’t really […]