About Ró

Ró (pronounced ‘roh’) is the Icelandic word for calm. The stillness and the quiet that settles once the storm has passed.

I grew up in Iceland and moved to Sweden seventeen years ago. I am married to a Swede and we have two children, a son and a daughter, and we're raising them in Stockholm, a long way from my side of the family.

After my daughter was born I developed a postpartum depression. I didn't have a name for it at the time. I just knew that everything felt too big, that I was anxious nearly all the time and it felt like I was letting my children down. My son was two when my daughter was born and I felt terribly guilty that he was losing out because I no longer had as much time for him.

When I finally asked for help the depression had settled deep and it was hard to overcome. I felt so alone. That’s why i started Ró, to be able to support new mothers who might be struggling and thinking that they are alone in feeling like that. It’s something I wished I’ve had when I was in the middle of it.

What helped me to make life with a baby a little bit easier were a few small things I could do every day. However the night had gone, things that didn't depend on the baby cooperating. I started calling them my anchors and they're what Ró is built on.

I'm not a doctor or a therapist, and nothing on this site replaces proper care. This is just what helped me, written down in case it could help you too.

♡ Hildur