Postpartum Depression Recovery | Liz’s Maternal Mental Health Story

“My baby was the only thing I loved. Everything else, I wanted to go away. And I didn’t know that that could also be #postpartum #depression.” So begins Liz’s story of sadness, isolation, depression and, thankfully, #recovery.
After her first child was born, Liz knew that things weren’t on track. Her personality shifted. Her behavior at home and work was out of character. “I was not cleaning my house. Not opening the blinds. Not really doing much at work,” she says. Liz found herself avoiding people and only finding a sense of comfort and peace when she was with her newborn son.
A chance encounter with an article by model and television personality #ChrissyTeigen about the celebrity’s experience with postpartum depression altered her life. Liz recognized her symptoms in Chrissy’s story, and sought help. She was diagnosed with postpartum depression and began therapy right away. #Therapy was key to unlocking Liz’s past history with trauma.
“I think my postpartum depression was really linked to past traumas that I hadn’t worked through,” she says. Liz’s therapist helped her identify the root of her issue-that Liz had been a victim of s*xual violence years before, and the birthing process triggered her depression.
We lift up the voices of individuals living with mental illness. Busting stigma one essay and short film at a time.
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🌀 "Holding Space: Maternal Mental Health" is a short documentary film series presenting five individuals who tell of touching, challenging journeys with #postpartum #depression and perinatal anxiety and mood disorders (#PMADS).
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🔗 wholeheartmaternalmentalhealt... - Special thanks go to Perri Shaw Borish, psychotherapist, founder of Whole Heart Maternal Mental Health and project advisor to this series.
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