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Postpartum Voice of the Year Voting: Round I
Welcome to the first annual Postpartum Voice of the Year Awards!
Here at My Postpartum Voice, I believe strongly in encouraging and supporting other parents who decide to share their journeys through Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorders. Each week, on Thursdays, I would highlight a different post or submission from around the web as part of my Postpartum Voice of the Week series.
In order to be included in Postpartum Voice of the Year, your post or submission would need to be a Postpartum Voice of the Week. This year there are only 18 entries as the Postpartum Voice of the Week did not start until May.
Next year, I imagine there will be several more entries. Although in 2011, there will be a Postpartum Voice of the Month, as determined by you via voting. Only the Postpartum Voices of the Month will be eligible for Postpartum Voice of the Year in 2011.
This year, there will be voting in three rounds.
All entries are combined in groups of six according to chronological appearance as Postpartum Voice of the Week.
The top two posts will move on to a final round for a total of six finalists.
The finalist will receive bragging rights as Postpartum Voice of the Year, a spiffy badge for their blog, a dedicated blog button here at My Postpartum Voice linking to their blog, and a to-be-determined prize. (I’ll update on that as details are made!)
Beneath the poll below, you will find a list of the posts including a direct link to the post at the author’s blog. If the posts were submissions to My Postpartum Voice, the link will lead to their post here.
If you have been nominated and want to grab a Nominated badge, feel free to email me for it!
I urge you to read each post again before voting.
Happy voting!
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Based on a True Story Part I & Based on a True Story Part II by Pamela at 2 much Testosterone
10 questions for a Partner of a PPD Survivor: My Husband by Walker Karraa
Life as we knew it from Carrying Me Through
Label Me & Put me in a box (submission)
Please don’t take my Sunshine away (submission)
The “D” Word by Raising Little Women
Postpartum Voice of the Week: Pamela via 2 much Testosterone
For those of you who are still fragile, watch this Sheryl Crow Video. Don’t go read these posts. Seriously. They’re good but not worth risking your mental health over.
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Usually for the Postpartum Voice of the Week I write an intro, point out the strong points, admire the authors writing.
I’m not doing that today. Not because there’s a lack of either one of those things but because I would end up sharing the entire post.
What has happened to Pamela (@lotsospermies) this past week is beyond inexcusable. It speaks to the level of disregard for those who live among us and struggle with mental illness, especially mental illness related to the postpartum period.
We are human. We deserve dignity and respect. We are not stupid. We are not morons. We are you. We are hurt. We are fighting to be well. Respect that. Listen. HELP US. Do not lock us away. Don’t tell us to be silent. We refuse to suffer indignities in the dark any longer. We are here. We are not afraid to speak up. We are not afraid.
Pamela courageously and in a raw honest voice shares her experience with her readers.
I’m sharing it here.
Go. Read. Share some words of hope with her.
Based on a True Story (Part I)
Based on a True Story (Part II)
Just Talkin’ Tuesday: Reflections
Everyone seems to take time at the end of the year to look back toward events which transpired in their lives. While it’s important to look back to remember the past, it’s also important to keep your eyes on the road ahead of you. You are where you are. Not where you have been, not where you will be when your journey is done.
Rather, you are where you are in this very moment.
Part of recovery involves realizing from where you have come and to where you will go as you heal.
Today, I challenge you to not only look back at the past year but to look forward to the coming year.
2011 is YOUR year. It’s a year during which you can make the best of anything heading your way. It’s a year during which YOU advocate for yourself, don’t take no for an answer, set small goals to reach recovery. You can do this. You can.
I know you feel alone. I know you’re scared. I know you feel lost down there in the dark.
You’re not alone down there.
No matter what your story, no matter what your history, no matter what you think is holding you back, we have all been where you are. We have all felt that something holding us back. We have ALL felt swallowed by the bottomless black pit filled with Postpartum Mood Disorders.
We care. We are many. We care. Let us care. Lean on us when you hurt. Lean on us when you don’t hurt. Lean on us when you can’t get up. Lean hard. We are here. We are love.
Now that you’ve gone through an entire box of Kleenex, I would love it if you would share your hopes for the next year. Keep them small and achievable. But keep them filled with hope.
Let’s get to Just Talkin’.
#PPDChat Topic 12.27.10: Reflections: Experiences of 2010, Strategies for 2011
