[ShareTompkins] PPD SpeakEasy support call

[McKenzie Jones-Rounds]

This is an invitation to participate in the free Postpartum Depression
to Joy SpeakEasy support conference call.
The SpeakEasy is offered on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The next
one will happen this Tuesday Feb. 8th, at 8:30pm EST. (click here for
more info and future
dates)<http://www.ppdtojoy.com/support/speakeasy-call/>

How?
You sign up to the email list at
www.ppdtojoy.com<http://www.ppdtojoy.com> (on the right sidebar, under
ppd love letters) and get call details (phone number and pass-code) in
your inbox, on the day of the call.
At 8:30pm EST you call the number, when prompted you punch in the
pass-code, and voila, you are connected.

Who?
Mothers of babies and/or older kids.
Some are local (Ithaca, NY) some are not.
Some with PPD, others with anxiety, all of us feel mother's guilt, and
all of us are trying to find ease in motherhood.

What do we talk about?
UnGuilting! <http://www.ppdtojoy.com/2010/12/07/packing-for-un-guilt-trip/>
Self Care!<http://www.ppdtojoy.com/2010/12/08/self-care/> Letting go
of perfectionism! Anxiety and what to do about it!
Accepting what is. What's hard. What's lovely. Things that don't make
sense. Learning how to be present to joy (hint: disarming guilt is
key). Expectations, reality, and the annoying differences between
them...

Do I have to talk?
Gosh, no!
You are invited to talk; you are welcome to share, vent, unburden
yourself. You never have to.
Some prefer to only listen. They say they get a lot from just hearing
what helps others. You are welcome to do whatever feels right for you.

Do I have to say my name?
Only if you want to.
You may choose to say just your first name. You could come up with a
pretend name (that name you always wished your folks were smart enough
to call you? Its day has come!). You could talk without identifying
yourself at all, or only say where you are calling from. By the way, I
highly recommend not keeping ppd a secret, I only began to get better
after I started talking about it, but that might not be where you are
right now. And I will never ask you to do anything that doesn't feel
right for you.  It's your call, OK?

Will the call be recorded?
The short answer is no.
My original intention was to record these calls to make the replays
available for moms who can't make it to the live call. But there were
technical difficulties up the wazoo, and then I've gotten some
feedback that the recordings feel uncomfortable for some. For these
reason I've decided to nix the recording.

Help?
1. I'm trying to make a good thing even better, so I created a short
survey to find out how to better meet the needs of the mothers out
there. I'm hoping to discover what are the most pressing issues to
talk about, and what are the times (of the day or the week) that work
best for most mothers. This survey should take about a minute and a
half to complete, and your thoughts and time are very much
appreciated. So would you please click here to
participate?<
http://www.ppdtojoy.com/support/speakeasy-call/speakeasy-survey/>
Oodles of gratitude and hugs to you.
2. Share! Please forward, tell, and tweet. Here is a ready made tweet
for you, and thank you!
 #postpartum<http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23postpartum>
#depression<http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23depression> SpeakEasy
support call happening this Tuesday Feb. 8 at 8:30pm EST. Free and
helpful. Sign-up at www.ppdtojoy.com<http://www.ppdtojoy.com>
#ppd<http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23ppd>
Our next morning meeting at Jillian's Drawers is on Tuesday Feb. 15th
at 11:45am. On the agenda: Getting out of our head and into the body.
Because the mind is where the critic dishes her poison, and the body
knows better.

Much love,
Yael.

--
Yael Daphna Saar
A mama with a mission: to remove guilt and shame from the parenting
experience. Gently guiding mothers on the journey from Postpartum
Depression to Joy.

Come on over to www.ppdtojoy.com<http://www.ppdtojoy.com/> for UnGuilt
trips, skills from the Kooky-Jar, and experiments from the LOVEratory.
I'm always adding ideas and resources, some utterly serious and some
silly-side-up, because you can never have too many tools for
dissolving depression.

Let's play:
Twitter: @yaelsaar<http://twitter.com/#%21/yaelsaar>
Facebook: Postpartum-Depression-to-Joy<
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Postpartum-Depression-to-Joy/156913184333957?ref=ts
>
(like, like me do?)
(Or, ya know, reply to this email -
ppdtojoy at gmail.com<mailto:ppdtojoy at gmail.com>)
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