Richard J. Codey Quotes

Like every mom, you try to juggle, but I also want people to know that you don't have to be a superhero. I'm not a superhero; I have a team of people who help me. I have a great family support system.

My mother had morning sickness after I was born.

I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety several years ago, so it's something I've been battling most of my life.

I love being a mom and having two kids. But I've had two C-sections, and I have suffered enough. That's my favourite mantra when it comes to motherhood.

I had gone through a really rough patch in my life, struggling with anxiety and depression for the first time ever, and it was totally new to me. I really had no idea what was going on, and it was all I could think about, so it was all I could write about.

When you have a new baby, you can get really overwhelmed, since it's such a huge responsibility. You're thrilled to be a mom, but your sleep schedule is so thrown off and it can be scary if you don't have a good support system.

At 41 and a half weeks pregnant, I started to have second thoughts about becoming a mother.

Every experience feeds an actor, and I've learned that depression is all around us.

Depression, as far as I'm concerned, is just a waste of time.

Unfortunately, I think depression and anxiety are really hard to live with. And what people don't need is to feel bad about themselves because they decide to go on medication.

You never really shake depression and that's a tough road you have to deal with.

The first time around as a mom, I held on really tight and I was so stressed.

Last time I spoke to my mom she called me from a pay phone, and we didn't have the best talk. Ever since my stepdad passed away three years ago, she has been very depressed and hasn't been herself at all.

New motherhood is such a vulnerable and powerful time, but it's also really hard.

I have had periods of depression in my life.

I just feel motherhood should be a happy stress-free period for all women.

I can't think of any mother who would think twice about discussing the changes that happen to their body during pregnancy. But on top of this, we need to reach a point where they're comfortable talking about what might happen to their mind.

In 2013, I went through a really great depression.

Depression is something I've lived with since I was a teenager.

(Cartoon caption:) I never really rallied after the birth of my first child.

I'm like any working mom.

Some days I'm in better control and can navigate my way through stuff, and other days, not so much.

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

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

I think I ran so hard and so fast, in a lot of ways, from my life and I kind of took a fall. It was like - what do they call it? - post-traumatic stress syndrome.