My hope in writing the following post is to share our story about facing a traumatic birth and coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Postpartum Depression so that it may help someone else out there who is having a similar struggle. There is no need to suffer in silence. There are many resources out there in communities and online to help families through these … [Read more...]
Inspired to Move Forward
“To get through the hardest journey we need only take 1 step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.” Chinese ProverbDuring the first week after our little nugget’s early and traumatic arrival, I found myself struggling to cope with the events of the last week. I spent a lot of time on my computer online, aimlessly surfing the web to keep my mind occupied.Several times I tried … [Read more...]
Metamorphosis
When our 5lb 9oz baby, our “little nugget”, was a mere six days old we took her into the woods for her first forest adventure. At the time the mountain behind our house was engulfed in a raging forest fire so we were cooped up in the house in the hot August heat going stir crazy. My husband and I were shell shocked, our little nugget having arrived three weeks early in a … [Read more...]