I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.
I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.
The truth is, I like my body more when it's thinner. I have a range of jeans, and I'm happier in the smaller ones. But I don't have the same drive to get into those jeans. I'm not going to change my day to get there, whereas I used to.
'Suddenly Susan' is my life.
Humour has always been a self-defence mechanism for me.
The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.
