The Climb - Team Escanaba

01/04/2026

✨ New year. New impact. New hope.

The Climb brings communities together to raise awareness, build connection, and remind parents they are not alone 💙 Our constellation of families, survivors, care providers, and supporters creates a sky full of hope, and a path forward for anyone walking through perinatal struggles.

Something exciting is coming...and it might be exactly the way you’ve been looking to make an impact in 2026.

Stay tuned. 👀

01/04/2026

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01/03/2026

💙 New Year, New Awareness 💙

As we step into January, it’s a powerful time to check in on how you’re really feeling after birth.
Not every postpartum mood change is the same, and knowing the difference can help you get the right support:

🔹 Baby Blues: Temporary mood swings, tearfulness, irritability; usually resolve within 2 weeks
🔹 Postpartum Depression (PPD): Persistent sadness, low energy, hopelessness, loss of interest; may last months without treatment
🔹 Postpartum Anxiety (PPA): Excessive worry, racing thoughts, panic; can interfere with daily life

✨ Early recognition leads to earlier support and recovery.

And remember, perinatal mental health conditions can also include OCD, Bipolar Mood Disorders, PTSD, and Psychosis.

💙 You are not alone, and help is available.

If you need support now:
🔷 Call or text the Postpartum Support International HelpLine at 800-944-4773 (no diagnosis needed)
🔷 Call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262
🔷 In a crisis, call or text 988
🔷 Download the Connect by PSI app
🔷 Visit Postpartum.net for programs and resources

✨ A new year can be the beginning of feeling better.

01/03/2026

Moms of babies under 12 months 💙 You’re invited to participate in a research study exploring what helps strengthen the mother–infant bond.

This anonymous online survey looks at how attachment style, motherhood expectations, and lived experiences relate to early bonding. It takes just 15–20 minutes, and your participation can help clinicians and researchers better support mothers and infants during this critical time.

Eligibility:
✔️ Mothers age 18+
✔️ At least one child under 12 months

📩 Interested or want to learn more? Contact qadris2@montclair.edu or go to https://loom.ly/zOb_Wn0

Your experience matters, and it can help shape better care for families.

12/18/2025

No one should have to walk through loss and grief alone. We are proud to offer free, online peer support groups to help parents find connection, comfort, and understanding.

From early pregnancy loss to stillbirth, infant loss, parenting after loss, and more—there is a space for you 💙

🕊 Find support and learn more at https://loom.ly/3NQNbvg

12/12/2025

Every sparkle counts ✨

Each gift helps PSI bring light to a parent in need - because when parents shine, families do too. 💫

Your gift doesn’t just give hope; it gives light 🕯️

💛 Donate today and help parents get their spark back: Postpartum.net/lighttheway

12/12/2025

The Climb isn’t just an event; it’s a movement of light, connection, and recovery that helps parents find community and get their sparkle back ✨

Each Climb raises funds and awareness for PSI’s programs that support parents worldwide.

This December, help us keep that light shining 🕯️ Join us as this giving season.
✨ Share our fundraiser: Postpartum.net/lighttheway
✨ Join the movement: share why PSI is important to you and use
✨ Host a fundraiser and commit to raising $500 to spark hope for new parents
✨ Make a donation: any amount makes an impact for parents who have lost their spark

12/12/2025

The holidays can hold so many emotions at once.

You can feel excited and overwhelmed, grateful and exhausted, loved and touched out, hopeful and unsure, festive and burnt out, healing and hopeful, fulfilled and frustrated, festive and fragile...all at the same time 💙

If this season feels complicated, you’re not alone. Your feelings are real, valid, and worthy of care.

PSI is here for you, every step of the way:
📞 HelpLine: Call or text 1-800-944-4773
📞 National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-852-6262
🌐 Resources and Support Programs: Postpartum.net

You deserve support through every feeling this season brings. 🎄✨

12/12/2025

Do you love to volunteer during the holidays? Are you giving to PSI? Thinking about becoming a 2026 Climb Leader? How will you shine this holiday season? ✨

Join us as this giving season.
✨ Share our fundraiser: Postpartum.net/lighttheway
✨ Join the movement: share why PSI is important to you and use
✨ Host a fundraiser and commit to raising $500 to spark hope for new parents
✨ Make a donation: any amount makes an impact for parents who have lost their spark

12/09/2025

11/29/2025

🌟 New Blog Post: Ariel’s Journey to Healing 🌟
“PSI has been such an important resource for so many women, including myself, and it means so much to be able to contribute to the support and healing of other mothers through your platform.” — Ariel King

After experiencing postpartum depression and feeling overwhelmed, isolated, and unsure where to turn, Ariel found hope, connection, and support through PSI — and now she’s using her voice to help other parents know they’re not alone. 💛

In this inspiring story, Ariel shares:
✨ Her early symptoms and struggle to recognize PPD
✨ The moment she reached out for help
✨ How community and support transformed her healing
✨ Why sharing her story matters

Read her full story and find light in community and connection:

👉 https://postpartum.net/ariels-story-finding-light-after-postpartum-depression/

If Ariel’s words resonate with you, comment “Blog” and we’ll send the link to our blog. 💛