Perinatal Depression: Behind the Smiling Mask

Often women who are suffering from Perinatal Depression are described as if they are wearing a “smiling mask”. To the outside worlds everything appears ok, yet behind closed doors the tears start to fall and the feelings of despair and hopelessness can be intense
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Raising Children and Parenting Battle Scars

These battle scars don't look like they're fading. Don't look like they're ever going away. They ain't never gonna change…These Guy Sebastian lyrics pumped out of the speakers into my eardrums as I worked out at the gym this morning. I began to think of the responsibility involved in raising children and the battle scars our parents and our parent’s parents leave on us.

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