MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH

It was a quiet evening in Duxbury, Massachusetts, when a family’s world was shattered in ways most of us can barely imagine. Lindsay Clancy allegedly strangled her three young children, Cora (5), Dawson (3), and baby Callan (8 months) while in the grip of severe postpartum mental illness. Her husband had only stepped out for …

Postnatal depression (PPD) can feel overwhelming, isolating, and downright scary. When you’re caring for a tiny human on top of all those heavy emotions, it can feel impossible to even think about asking for help. You might catch yourself asking the same questions over and over: How does PPD affect my baby? Will this impact …

I Didn’t Want to Be Here Anymore After Having a Baby “I didn’t want to be here anymore after having a baby. I went to the darkest place I’ve ever been in my life.” Kate Lawler recently opened up about her postnatal depression. In a DailyMail article, she said: “The first year of motherhood was …

‘I knew that mental health issues were common. Yet I still felt ashamed about feeling low and depressed after becoming a mum,’ I read this lady sharing the other day in a Facebook group for mums. She had suffered in silence after giving birth to her son. She had struggled to bond with him, hadn’t …

“Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so.” – Lemony Snicket “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” – Glenn Close Why is mental health a taboo subject? This is a question I ask myself a lot. It makes me sad to see how many people still …

“I didn’t feel love when I first met my babies.” It’s the sentence I never thought I’d say, and the truth I was terrified to admit. Our twin boys were born via emergency C-section, and I couldn’t wait to meet them. I had imagined that magical rush of love everyone promised: the fireworks, the tears …