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Help Me Raise Money For Postpartum Progress, Win Cool Stuff From Joovy

by Jill June 11, 2014
June 11, 2014

I have a confession to make. When I first started blogging, started really getting to know the sphere of parenting bloggers, and got to know other moms on Twitter, I noticed quite a few of them talked about struggles with postpartum depression/anxiety. Like, a fairly high percentage of the women I knew online.

I hate to admit that for a time I thought it was “trendy,” something these women were deciding to blame stress on. God, I really hate typing that out loud. I hate putting that admission out to the public. It’s not that I thought any of them were making things up. I just figured some were trying to latch onto PPD  so they could give their struggles a name. I mean, there were just so many. That couldn’t possibly be true- that they were ALL struggling with some form of postpartum mental disorder.

What I didn’t realize at the time was what a debt I would owe to those women who were speaking out, sharing their struggles and calling them what they REALLY were. I didn’t realize that a few years later, I would be one of them. And a few years after that I would be one of them again. Without them, I would have never recognized myself in this list of Symptoms of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety (In Plain Mama English).

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PPMDs are not “trendy.” You may hear more and more women speaking out about their struggles, but I assure it’s not because it’s a cool club. I thank God for the women who have come before me, who have shared their stories, who continue to put faces to postpartum mental disorders like postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, and psychosis.

We are talking about them more because they need to be talked about, beyond the sensationalist coverage they get every time a mom harms or kills her children and/or herself. We are talking about them more because we are part of a movement, because we were helped by the women who talked about them before us.

We are all climbing out of this together. We are reaching out to grab the hands of more women with a PPMD than have been reached out to ever before. We are not going to stop talking about them. We’re not going to stop climbing.

This video of Warrior Moms who’ve climbed out before, who are back in the world again, fills my heart with joy! Mothers, we can do this. If you’re struggling, you can climb out. You WILL get the old you back.

A HUGE thanks to David Gray for letting us use his song “Back In The World Again” from his new album Mutineers for this video. It’s. So. Perfect. 

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Now, we need your help…

whether you’ve been personally impacted or not. Do you know and love a mother in your life? Or a woman or girl who may become a mother? Then this is personal to you.

PostpartumProgressFundraiser

Please consider donating to the Postpartum Progress annual Climb Out of the Darkness fundraiser. On June 21st, I’ll be hiking with my family, and reaching out to other local moms who are also climbing out of their own struggles.

My goal is to raise $5,000 to support the cause.

Will you please consider donating $10? Will you “buy” me lunch? Each $10 or more donation enters you into a drawing for one of several awesome prizes, donated by Joovy. They are thrilled to support this community and this cause, and I’m so appreciative.

Here’s what up for grabs:

toofold

 

Joovy Too Fold Stroller– An all-in-one all-terrain stroller valued at $800

spoon

 

Joovy Spoon– A contemporary walker (which Lowell is OBSESSED with) valued at $100

BoobGiftSet

Joovy Boob Gift Set– A bottle set, including nipples and breast pump adapters valued at $130

LooPotty

LooStep

Joovy Loo Potty and StepTool valued at $60 together

To be entered to win these prizes, you must donate through my page here. If you’d like to join my team, you can also do so at this link!

Since donations will be accepted through the 30th, I will announce winners the first week of July. Thank you in advance for any and all support, for any way you can help spread the word, and for all the love and support  y’all have shown me in the past as I’ve written about my battle with postpartum anxiety and intrusive thoughts.

Mostly, thank you to the women who spoke out and climbed out before me, the ones who reached a hand out to me and continue to help me climb out today.

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14 comments

RandomDadisms June 11, 2014 - 5:51 pm

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kcpvb June 11, 2014 - 7:29 pm

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AmyhanavanRD June 11, 2014 - 8:11 pm

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Traci June 12, 2014 - 4:45 pm

Love the cause, but be careful – requiring an entrant to donate for entry constitutes a lottery and is then illegal. A lottery has three things: Prize, Chance and Consideration. The consideration here is the donation.

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PPD is real and you need help June 19, 2014 - 1:14 pm

[…] This is why I am joining on Jill’s team raising money for Postpartum Progress.  From June 12 – June 30, a portion of every sale will go to to the Climb Out Of Darkness fundraiser.  If you want to donate yourself – and get a chance at winning some great stuff from Joovy, donate here  to see what you can win by donating just $10 click here […]

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On My Worst Days, On My Best Days July 13, 2014 - 10:17 pm

[…] Speaking of kicking PPA’s ass, please consider donating $10 or more to my Climb Out Of The Darkness fundraiser to benefit Postpartum Progress! There are great prizes up for grabs. More details here. […]

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Lindsey July 14, 2014 - 12:06 pm

So, who won?

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Jill July 16, 2014 - 1:58 pm

I’m working on drawing the winners this week! So sorry. I had to get a few BIG projects behind me. Stay tuned!

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