Depression

8 Tips for Practicing Self-Care During Quarantine

April 12, 2020 By Ashley McKeown Leave a Comment

Self-care during quarantine is a necessity. Mama, your mental health has to be prioritized! Here's a list of healthy coping skills I've learned during the last few years of fighting for my mental health. If you're feeling lonely or depressed, these tips might help you make it through the bad days. Putting on shoes, cleaning for 10 minutes every night, and indulging in crafts is nice, but you can also throw pity parties and give in to the bad days every once in a while. #selfcare #mentalhealth

If you had told me a month ago that I’d be spending my days on Zoom calls and laughing at Tiger King memes, I’m not sure I would have believed you. And yet, here we are…

I’m on day 9,739 of life in quarantine – at least, that’s what it feels like some days.

Actually, today marks my family’s 28th day in self-imposed isolation from the outside world, aside from a handful of errands or my husband’s pre-furloughed work shifts.

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How to Talk to Your Doctor About Your Mental Health, Ebook

October 17, 2019 By Ashley McKeown Leave a Comment

How to Talk to Your Doctor About Your Mental Health: This free, printable ebook walks you through determining if it's time to get help, how to get help, what your treatment options are, etc. This free mental health resource has worksheets with information your doctor needs, a list of questions to ask your doctor, a mental health quiz, how to pay for healthcare, and treatment options. Take charge of your mental health today. #breakthestigma #mentalhealth #depression #talktoyourdoctor #howto #help

At some point during my pregnancy, my doctor brought up the possibility of postpartum depression.

Even though I had only experienced depression a few times in my youth, my doctor wanted me to be aware that my past meant a higher risk of PPD.

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Morgan’s Heartbreaking Miscarriage and Mental Health Battle

January 10, 2019 By Ashley McKeown Leave a Comment

Morgan's emotional and raw story will resonate with anyone who knows what it's like to desire to become a mom. The secret of her devastating miscarriage, as well as her mental and physical ailments (bipolar II, fibromyalgia, and depression), have made her a strong and inspiring woman. If you're a mom, you wish to be a mom, or you're a mom to a child not on this earth, please know that you're not alone. This is a story from the Raw Motherhood series. #rawmotherhood #mentalillness #breakthestigma

This story is a part of our Raw Motherhood series, a collection of true accounts from real moms. We hope these stories will help shed light on real issues, but we are not medical professionals and are not offering medical advice. If you are in need of immediate help or feel you could be a harm to yourself or others, please call 911. miscarriage

I’m here to talk to you about something that no one really understands or talks about.

It’s that aisle of Target. The one that stares at you with the pastel baby blues and soft yellows. It’s the aisle that you have to face head on every time you need the electronics or toys. For most people, this aisle doesn’t matter. They put little to no thought into those tiny baby booties hanging off the hooks. But I have a secret. [Read more…] about Morgan’s Heartbreaking Miscarriage and Mental Health Battle

In Defense of a Controversial Blog Name

November 2, 2018 By Ashley McKeown 12 Comments

When I finally decided to start blogging, I didn’t struggle to come up with content; what I struggled with was giving my blog a name.

What’s in a name?

Though Everybody’s Fed, Nobody’s Dead was the obvious choice, I was worried that it might hurt feelings. My husband and I went round and round for weeks trying to find something that we felt was right. We asked others to weigh in on the name; though most people we asked found the name acceptable, a few found it insensitive.

More than once I considered scratching the name and picking something generic and bland, hoping to appeal to a broader audience. [Read more…] about In Defense of a Controversial Blog Name