Kristen Gardiner: Mental Health, motherhood, and rediscovering hope

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Kristen is a writer with personal experiences struggling with
mental health in motherhood. She and her husband and 3 boys live
in the suburbs of Dallas, TX. Her mission is to help other
mothers know that they are not alone in their struggles by
sharing experiences and advice through a mix of informative
posts, stories, and humor.

Kristen shares her story about experiencing depression for the
first time during her first pregnancy and how mental health
struggles with anxiety and depression have become part of her
motherhood story. 

I also share my own struggles with my mental health and we both
get real about what this looks like for us on a day to day basis.
We talk about hope, support, practical grace, and rediscovering
hope when you deal with mental health struggles as a
mom. 

Quotable Quotes: 

“I realized that, if this isn’t going to go away, I want other
moms to know that they can get help and that they’re not alone
too. That’s really is what makes you feel like you can have hope
and survive is by knowing that other people have done it.”


 "Now that I have a plan in place and medication, usually
the bad days pass and then it’s reminding yourself “the bad days
are going to pass and it’s going to be ok” and rediscovering that
hope again and again."


 "Advocating for yourself is a skill that you have to
develop."

You can find Kristen online on Facebook and Instagram
@drivingmomcrazy or on her website www.drivingmomcrazy.com


 


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