Tag: postpartum depression

A Child’s Experience with a Postpartum Depressed Mother

March 10, 2016 18 Comments

The last five years I have developed a daughter like friendship with a young woman Stephanie whose mother had postnatal depression and later got psychosis. I met her as she was among a group of friends with my second son while he was still studying. I was very attracted to her because she seemed much more mature than what is typical for being […]

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“Mothering through Darkness”

November 20, 2015 23 Comments

#3 in a series on “Safe Motherhood Week” focusing on my own experience. This post was originally published two years ago. #1 Safe Motherhood Week #2 Ideas on Safe Motherhood My Own Story I was inspired to write about the subject “Maternity Depression” as I found a new blog today called “Writing at the table” by Dana Schwartz. She is […]