Heather Armstrong, an influential writer whose blog Dooce helped popularize mommy blogging, has died, her partner, Pete Ashdown, confirmed to CNN. She was 47.
Ashdown told the Associated Press that Armstrong, who also used her maiden name, Hamilton, died by suicide. “Heather B. Hamilton was a brilliant, funny, compassionate writer who struggled with mental-health and alcoholism,” Ashdown said in a statement to CNN. “She saved many lives through her authorship on depression, but in the end could not save herself.” “She was a loving companion and mother who was always open for a new adventure or concert.
Armstrong never shied from sharing hard truths with her readers, whether it was about her children’s temper tantrums or her mental health challenges. She was open about her experiences with postpartum depression after the birth of her eldest child, even penning a memoir on the subject in 2009 called “It Sucked and Then I Cried,” one of four books she published. Her honesty was part of the appeal – even seemingly trivial snapshots of her daily life could rivet readers.
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