Chelsea Elker
To The Mamas Who Already Struggled With Anxiety And Depression Before All Of This
I want to take a moment to reach out to any of you moms currently suffering with postpartum mood and anxiety disorders.
You have all...
I Have The Spirited Child
I have "that" kid. The spirited child. The energetic one. The one that is constantly bouncing off the walls.
I have the kid who makes...
I Cried In My Car Today
I cried in my car today, and now you know that the Target pharmacy bathroom isn't the only place I lose it. The reason...
I Was Scared For My Life Because Of My Postpartum Mental Illness
I'm glad, there, I said it. I'm glad I had postpartum depression and anxiety. I said the thing I swore I never would. I'm...
My Son Needs Therapy And I’m Taking It Kind Of Hard
My Son Needs Therapy And I'm Taking It Kind Of Hard
Becoming a mother changed my life in ways I could have never imagined. When...
To The Mom Who Suffers From OCD In Silence
To the mom who suffers OCD in silence: I see you. To the mom who spends all of her “me” time crying into her pillow:...
Postpartum OCD Is Real And Here’s Why We Need To Talk About It
I write about OCD because I didn't know what it was. I didn't know that soul-crushing anxiety and scary as hell thoughts didn't make me a monster. I didn't realize that I could think scary things while simultaneously fighting against them. I didn't know t