Holding It Together (Barely)
Christy DavisMy real stories about grief, postpartum, and motherhood, and villagefor, the app I'm building so no mom has to guess if she's okay.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 11 | Founded | 2 months ago | Last Issue | 11 days ago |
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We’re Not Waiting for the System to Change
Content warning: This post discusses postpartum psychosis, suicide, and the deaths of children. Please take care while reading.
Dear reader,
The Lindsay Clancy trial has been heavy to hold. If you’ve been following it, you probably feel s...
I See Myself in Lindsay Clancy. I Know How That Sounds.
Content warning: This post discusses postpartum psychosis, suicide, and the deaths of children. Please take care while reading.
Dear reader,
My husband has started saying my name in a very specific tone.
Not angry. Not even annoyed, real...
We Tell Mothers to Ask for Help. What Happens When the Help They Receive Isn’t Enough?
Content warning: This post discusses postpartum psychosis, suicide, the deaths of children and severe maternal mental illness. Please take care while reading.
Dear reader,
I would be lying if I said this case hasn’t caused a deep sadness...
Does mom guilt ever go away?.. asking for a friend...
Dear reader,
This is not my usual Wednesday post. You also may have noticed there was no post at all last week. Turns out running a company, keeping two toddlers alive, and writing a newsletter every single week was not, in fact, sustainab...
The Friend Who Just Showed Up
Dear reader,
Three weeks into this newsletter and I already have a guest columnist. Today’s issue looks a little different, because for the first time, I’m not holding down all four corners by myself. Keep reading, it’ll make sense.
Thank...
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Motherhood remade me. Grief unmade me. I'm somewhere in the middle, still figuring it out. I built VillageFor because the support I needed didn't exist. Honest writing on mental health, motherhood, and finding your way back.
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