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17 May 2013 by not a wild hera
The writer Dorothy Parker famously said ‘I hate writing. I like having written.’ On Saturday night I said to Jody, …
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Category: pastor, spirituality, depression, motherhood, preaching, church, communication, Bible
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Tags: postnatal depression, postpartum depression, sermon, North Porirua Baptist Church, 1 John, audio
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18 February 2013 by not a wild hera
For the first time in 16 months, the fog is lifting. I am feeling ‘normal’ over half the time now, …
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Category: depression, gratitude, motherhood, well-being, whanau
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Tags: anhedonia, antidepressants, fog, grandparents, How It Is, Maternal Mental Health Service, medication, New Zealand, postnatal depression, postpartum depression, South Island
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20 December 2012 by not a wild hera
Today was a glorious day for a walk along the Wellington waterfront, and a baby in a pushchair is a …
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Category: depression, friends, self-care
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Tags: anhedonia, antidepressants, Christmas, joy, medication, pohutukawa, postnatal depression, postpartum depression, public sculpture, waterfront, Wellington
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30 October 2012 by not a wild hera
This is the fifth post in a series reflecting on my experience of postnatal depression. Feel free to head also …
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Category: depression, lament, lucky, motherhood, pastor, preaching, sleep
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Tags: How It Is, introvert, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, postnatal depression, postpartum depression, symptoms
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5 October 2012 by not a wild hera
Today is A Bad Day. It didn’t start out that way, and I don’t know quite how it slipped into …
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Category: community, depression, food, godparents, gratitude, home, lament, motherhood, partners, spiritual practices, spirituality
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Tags: Bad Day, energy, How It Is, Paul, postnatal depression, postpartum depression
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26 September 2012 by not a wild hera
The numbers are clear. If you know a few parents, you know someone who’s had postnatal depression, whether they blogged …
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Category: babies, community, depression, gratitude, motherhood, partners
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Tags: babysitting, cooking, friendship, How It Is, listening, newborn, postnatal depression, postpartum depression, supporting new parents
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14 September 2012 by not a wild hera
This is the second post in a series on my experience of postnatal depression. The first is here. I was …
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Category: babies, childbirth, depression, gratitude, home
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Tags: anxiety, baby blues, birth, brainpower, How It Is, Klimt, labour, maternal mental health services, Munch, postnatal depression, postpartum depression, resilience, von Rosen hip splint
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5 September 2012 by not a wild hera
The clicks surprised me. On my first real post here, I mentioned postnatal depression (PND), and linked the term to …
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Category: childbirth, community, culture, depression, gratitude, lucky, pregnancy, spirituality, whanau
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Tags: Grandma, How It Is, Louise Bourgeois, maternal mental health services, parental leave, postnatal depression, postpartum depression, questions, research, Walter Langley
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