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Postpartum depression is a very real and very serious problem for many mothers. It can happen to a first time mom or a veteran mother. It can occur a few days... or a few months after childbirth.

Do I wish I had never endured postpartum depression? Absolutely. But to deny the experience is to deny who I am.

I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price.

I deal with postpartum feelings by reaching out to mom friends. I became very close with some of the women in my prenatal yoga class.

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.

I don't know why there aren't more Depression buffs.

I want to tell people that I had post-natal depression because there is so much stigma around the subject and there shouldn't be.

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.

There seem to be many causes of depression. One cause is profound loss, grief. Economic hardship we know is linked to depression. We don't have a full picture.

In some cases, some people do get depressed in the middle of their grief, and they really need to be treated for depression.