Irene’s Ghost

The film Irene’s Ghost follows documentary filmmaker Iain Cunningham as he tries to find out more about the mother he never knew. After experiencing postpartum psychosis, Iain’s mother Irene died when he was three years old. Having grown up knowing very little about her and her story, Iain filmed his journey to learn more, tracking down her friends and wider family members. Listed as one of the best films of 2019 by The Guardian, you can find out how to view it here.

APP spoke to Iain about family’s story and you can read more here.

Meeting others through APP

APP runs a peer support group for families bereaved by PP. It is made up of volunteers who have each lost someone in their family and includes husbands and partners, mothers, fathers as well as adults who lost their mothers as a result of PP when they were children. All our volunteers say that being able to talk to someone in this way at the time of their bereavement would have been so helpful for them. They also want to ‘give back’ and remember their loved ones by helping others.

Support & organisations