by Pamela Zimmer | Mar 19, 2015 | Body, Mind & Spirit
Hi everyone, If you’ve been following me over the past year or two (you know who you are! Thank you for your support and friendship!), you remember the moment when I challenged my fear and walked barefoot across of bed of glass. And you’ll probably remember that this...
by Pamela Zimmer | Mar 11, 2015 | Postpartum Depression
In part 1, I talked about what PPD looks like to friends, family, even doctors of the 1 in 5 new mothers who are diagnosed. Today, we will talk about what it looks like to women who are experiencing it. I had no idea that I had Postpartum Depression. In fact, I was...
by Pamela Zimmer | Mar 5, 2015 | Postpartum Depression
One out of every five new mothers this year will be diagnosed with Postpartum Depression. And new research is confirming what many leading PPD experts have long believed: that many, many women suffering from PPD are still not being diagnosed, not receiving adequate...
by Pamela Zimmer | Feb 26, 2015 | Milestones and Development
It was a bittersweet day on Wednesday. It was a day that made me realize just how fast kids really do grow up; how big they get, how they just keep growing! Physically and mentally I was ready for the transition, I was looking forward to it. I would constantly say “I...
by Pamela Zimmer | Feb 17, 2015 | Postpartum Depression
This is a direct excerpt from my book, Reclaim the Joy of Motherhood. Having to admit that I had Postpartum Depression (PPD) meant, at first, that I was flawed, broken, damaged. It meant I wasn’t the strong, in-control woman I thought I was. It meant there was...
by Pamela Zimmer | Feb 8, 2015 | Special Moments
Today I declared my faith to the world, to my church, to my friends and family, and most importantly, to God Himself. Today, I was baptized as a Christian, a believer in Jesus Christ; that He died on the cross for me. Today, is a miraculous, glorious day. I know this...
by Pamela Zimmer | Feb 4, 2015 | Postpartum Depression
When Pam called me and asked me to pick up a prescription for her, and then told me it was for PPD, my first thought was YES! Excitement that she was getting help! As soon as she told me she thought she had PPD and had had it since Zack was born, I said, ‘You’re...
by Pamela Zimmer | Jan 12, 2015 | Body, Mind & Spirit
Hi all, Today I want to share with you a new way of looking at any situation (good or bad). When we are in the middle of our day-to-day lives, things can seem confusing or overwhelming. In reality, however, almost any situation can be simplified: There are things you...
by Pamela Zimmer | Jan 4, 2015 | Postpartum Depression
I love the New Year. The ritual of starting fresh with a clean slate – a bright new future stretching out ahead like a field of pristine snow – the promise of spring, summer, fall and winter to come, with all the joys they bring. This is a time of possibility and...
by Pamela Zimmer | Dec 29, 2014 | Special Moments
It is Christmas week, and looking around the house, I am realizing just how much things have changed since last year – and how this moment is truly unique, and will never come again for our family. The boys are growing, so fast that I can barely keep up. The other...
