Katherine Stone

Katherine Stone is a nationally-recognized, award-winning advocate for women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

In 2001, she suffered postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder after the birth of her first child. The feeling of isolation and shame she suffered inspired her to create Postpartum Progress, which has become the most widely-read blog in the United States on postpartum depression, postpartum OCD, antepartum depression, postpartum PTSD and postpartum psychosis. Because of this work, Katherine Stone was chosen by WebMD as one of its four 2008 Health Heroes.

Postpartum Progress (http://postpartumprogress.typepad.com) was selected as one of the top 10 depression blogs by Psych Central in 2007 and 2008, and is also listed as one of the top 10 mental health blogs on the web at Blogs.com.

Stone has served as guest editor on the topic of postpartum depression at BlogHer (www.blogher.com), the world's top community for and guide to blogs by women. She currently is on the board of directors of Postpartum Support International (www.postpartum.net), and the advisory board of the Georgia Postpartum Support Network and the Perinatal Depression Information Network.

Her media appearances include being featured prominently on Time Inc.'s Health.com site in the postpartum depression area of its Depression section, and as a featured voice on "BORN", a documentary about the postpartum experience in America distributed by Public Radio International.
She has been featured in Newsweek magazine, WebMD the Magazine, CNN's Access Health Network, and on www.womenshealth.gov, a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website.

Stone speaks widely on the topic, and has presented at the Jennifer Mudd Houghtaling Perinatal Depression Conference, the Medical College of Georgia (grand rounds) and the Georgia Perinatal Association Annual Conference, among others. If you are interested in having her speak at your event, send an email to postpartumprogress@gmail.com.

Prior to becoming a full time advocate and stay-at-home mom, Stone spent 7 years in marketing at The Coca-Cola Company, most recently as Director of Experiential Marketing. She lives in the Atlanta area with her husband, 7-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter.

Oh, and if you're even thinking of believing the bullshit written about me by the anti-psychiatry crowd, please read this: http://postpartumprogress.typepad.com/weblog/2009/04/is-postpartum-progress-a-moneymaking-promoter-of-big-pharma-you-decide.html

**For media inquiries only, please call 678-764-2141 or email postpartumprogress@gmail.com.

**If you're looking for help within your state, visit PSI's website at www.postpartum.net to get information on the coordinator in your area.

**Photograph of Katherine by fantastic photographer Lara Rossignol www.rossignolfoto.com

Reminder: Katherine Stone is NOT a healthcare provider. She provides peer-to-peer support and information for educational, advocacy purposes only. Readers should consult their healthcare providers for individual advice regarding their own situation.