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Personal experiences

30 July 2024

Kayleigh’s story: I was so unwell I was completely catatonic and unresponsive. But now I feel like we have the perfect family

6 June 2024

Eli’s story: PP made me miss the first 3 months of being a mum – but we found ways to make up for it

4 June 2024

Shaheda’s story: A foot spa on the MBU turned into a really powerful peer support session

5 April 2024

Jenny’s story: Postpartum psychosis left me with PTSD – earlier diagnosis might have stopped this from happening

27 February 2024

Laura's story: I woke up in hospital on my first Mother’s Day

17 January 2024

Francoise’s story: It was 24 years before I spoke to someone else who experienced PP – it’s never too late to access peer support

30 October 2023

Natalie’s story: If I had known what postpartum psychosis was, I might have asked for help.

26 July 2023

Samantha’s story: I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder after PP - but it’s not the life sentence I thought it was going to be

8 June 2023

Naumaan’s story: We did so much research about parenting and pregnancy – but nobody warned us about PP

22 December 2022

Arina’s story: "I had so much guilt about being a mother – I hated it when people called me mum."

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