Thank You, Katherine Stone

Hey, all.

I came out last week... about PPD.

I wrote a blog post about my battle with Postpartum Depression (PPD) a few days ago, something I haven't really talked about much. I sent the post to Katherine Stone, the amazing woman behind PostpartumProgress.com, a website/blog that has helped me so much, so many times. To my surprise, she asked if she could post the blog on her site.

I was apprehensive at first. I really didn't want anyone to know the depths of my suffering, or the thousands of awful, scary thoughts I had about Jack during the two years I lived with PPD. But then I thought about all of the posts on her site that helped me over the years, and I agreed.

You can read the post here.

You know, I never really came out as a lesbian. I didn't know I liked girls until I met and fell in love with Polly, and having been raised by the gentle fist of social justice that is my mother, I never worried about revealing my love for my girl. I was just out. And sure, we have to come out pretty much every day in conversation with people who assume we're straight (which is fine, because most people are), but there was never any angst or worry or shame attached to it.

Coming out as a survivor of Postpartum Depression OCD I've got all of that, and more. But it's okay. Just as its true that the GLBT community gains more acceptance with every person who comes out, women living with PPD will feel less isolated with every person who comes out as a survivor.

So thanks Katherine Stone, for all you do.