by Bert A. | Oct 29, 2018 | Depression
Ever feel like all you do is run around? Run like crazy trying to get all the things done and then just when you think you can sit down to relax you’re at it again. There’s no denying it: We are anxious. While I’m no doctor, I can tell you that...
by Bert A. | Aug 30, 2018 | Depression
Sometimes I’m inspired to write something but I don’t have a computer with me nor do I feel like writing an entire blog post. Still, it’s like I have to get this thought out of my mind and onto “paper” because it escapes. I’ve been...
by Bert A. | Feb 19, 2018 | Depression
Let’s just get the inevitable out of the way, I have depression. I think I’ve probably had it since I hit puberty at the ripe age of ten. It wasn’t diagnosed until my oldest boy was four months old but looking back I can see how kind of out of...
by Bert A. | Feb 9, 2018 | Depression
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Longer, colder and more isolating; that’s what winter in Minnesota...
by Bert A. | Jul 3, 2017 | Depression
When I was diagnosed with postpartum depression back in 2009 I promised myself that no matter what I would try to give a “voice” to this often times shameful and silent disease. Before I go on though, I need to preface this by saying that I am on medication and while...
by Bert A. | Mar 28, 2017 | Depression, Parenting
If you’ve been following First Time Mom for any amount of time you’ll know that I personally struggle with depression. Officially I was diagnosed with postpartum depression when my oldest was four months old. That was the darkest time of my life. I was so...
