PPD Stories & Maternal Mental Health

After becoming a Mom, all I could think about was how I could help other Moms

I had it all planned out since I was young. In my mind it was a simple story: Get married, have babies, live happily ever after......

A mutual friend tried setting me and my husband up, unsuccessfully, for months. I was eager to meet Scott, he on the other hand wanted...

The reality of my life as a mother was crushing me and the realization thereof left me with unbelievable amounts of guilt.

Following the birth of Livia, I fell into a postnatal depression. I wondered: am I the only mom who feels this way? The answer was, no!

My husband and I met in 2015 when he started an internship at the hospital in my hometown. I was working in the billing department there...