I have three four beautiful children, a loving husband, and, until recently, had a dirty little secret. After the birth of my third child, I suffered from postpartum depression. I hid it from all but a handful of people, even managing to fool myself for awhile. I now realize there’s no reason to hide when dealing with postpartum. And I’m starting to realize that there’s really no ‘getting over’ postpartum. The meaning of motherhood is forever altered. And that’s what I hope to explore with this blog.
And while I do love food, no, this is not a blog about food. Though, it does provide seemingly endless possibilities for metaphor. So I suppose it does factor in – when chopping potatoes, eating saltines, baking whoopee pies . . . Read Chopping Potatoes for an explanation of how the blog got its name.
Chopping Potatoes 
Sid Dunnebacke
/ June 5, 2013Hello Jennifer – I came via Cate of Infinite Sadness… fame. And – shoot! I missed your mental illness posts by a month. I assume you’ll hit on that now and again? No pressure…
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Jennifer Butler Basile
/ June 6, 2013Ah, so glad Cate sent you! She deserves all that fame! They’re all in the archive – hint, hint! – but, yes, I will be hitting on that now and again due to my own internal pressure 😉
Thank you for visiting.
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Anoop
/ February 27, 2014Finally I’ve landed here. I was in search of blogs with unique ideas and writing. Happy to be part of your followers from today.
Happy reading!
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Jennifer Butler Basile
/ February 27, 2014Wow, Anoop! Thank you! Glad to be a part of what you were searching for!
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Anoop
/ February 27, 2014With pleasure!
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Kitt O'Malley
/ January 19, 2015My story is not quite the same, but this experience I share: “there’s really no ‘getting over’ postpartum. The meaning of motherhood is forever altered.”
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Jennifer Butler Basile
/ January 20, 2015No kidding, huh? Each day continues to show me new and different ways motherhood – and life – are altered. Here’s to either accepting or altering those changes for the better . . .
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ppdisland
/ July 15, 2015I like the fact that I am interacting more with moms who are realizing that there is nothing to be ashamed about suffering from PPD, the more we talk about it, the more moms are empowered, and especially in knowing that they are not alone 🙂 onwards Jen!
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Jennifer Butler Basile
/ July 15, 2015Amen!
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