Posted on September 29, 2019September 29, 2019by Emily Youngblood
My mom stayed at our house for the first two weeks after we had Cove. She happened to catch me crying one day and immediately knew that things weren’t right. She suffered postpartum depression when she had me. With this foreknowledge, she was able to share with me the things that she felt during her…
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Posted on September 15, 2019September 15, 2019by Emily Youngblood
If you are currently experiencing thoughts of self harm or suicide, this post may be triggering to you. One night I finally began to let show how miserable I was. James asked me if I was ok and I immediately burst into tears. This was maybe a week and a half after being home from…
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Posted on September 8, 2019September 8, 2019by Emily Youngblood
After coming home from the hospital, things immediately began to fall apart. Looking back now, all of these emotions and feelings seem a little silly, but I know that in the moment they were so real and so intense. You may read this post and think, “what’s the big deal?”, but when you are in…
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