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How Louis Theroux smashed taboos around maternal mental health
“For all its joys, new motherhood can be a time of extreme psychiatric difficulty.”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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“Why it’s time to start talking more honestly about giving birth”
“Censoring ‘bad’ birth stories is simply another way in which women are silenced.”
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- Melanie Golding
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Postnatal depression: 4 women on how it really feels to live with the condition
“In public, I put on my best face. In private, I cried and screamed.”
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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People
Stacey Solomon’s powerful statement about her struggle with depression
“Talk to others and don’t be ashamed of how you feel,” shared the TV presenter.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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- Christobel Hastings
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Poldark screenwriter on how her experience with postnatal depression helped inspire the show
“After the birth of my first child, it didn’t occur to me to talk about the permanent ‘fog’ I felt I was wading through.”
Life
How it feels to be pregnant when you’re suffering with mental health issues
From three women who have experienced it themselves
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- Maria Lally
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People
Adele speaks out about the importance of discussing maternal mental health
After the singer’s best friend was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis, she shared her story on social media.
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- Moya Crockett
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Alyssa Milano says she spent 3 days in a psychiatric ward for anxiety
“I felt as though I had no choice,” she says. “I asked to be committed.”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
Woman addresses the postnatal anxiety that society isn't talking about
"Women – we change after we have kids"
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- Megan Murray
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People
Chrissy Teigen on expanding her family after postnatal depression
Teigen suffered a devastating depression after her first daughter was born – but she won’t let that stop her
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- Moya Crockett
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Kate Middleton opens up about motherhood and mental illness
“Your fundamental identity changes overnight.”
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- Moya Crockett
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- Amy Swales
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Hayden Panettiere taking time out due to postnatal depression
The star says it has “impacted every aspect of my life”
Life
Two mothers share their experiences of postnatal depression
“It's not a weakness, it's an illness”
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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