Meet our ambassadors

Our ambassadors help us to get our message out there to a much bigger audience thanks to their profile and influence.

To find out more, click on the links to each story below.

Read Laura’s story here

Read Hugo’s story here

Read Catherine’s story here

Meet our storytellers

APP’s storytellers are individuals who have been affected by postpartum psychosis and have shared their story to help others and raise awareness.

To find out more, click on the links to each story below.

Read Arina’s story here

Read the full story here

Read Nicola’s story here

Read Alexander’s story here

Read Ruth’s story here

Read Alison’s story here

Read Joanne’s story here

Read Gina’s story here

Read Ailania’s story here

Read Anneka’s story here

Read Jade’s story here

Read Nia’s story here

Read Zebunisa’s story here

Read Toni’s story here

Read Ruth’s story here

Read Charity’s story here

Read Alexandra’s story here

Read Katherine’s story here

Read Fiona’s story here

Read Chloe’s story here

Read Lobeh’s story here

Read Sally’s story here	Read Hannah’s story here

Read Charlotte’s story here	Read Danielle’s story here

Read Claire’s story here	Read Eve’s story here

Read Catherine’s story here	Read Jocelyn’s story here

Read the full story here	Read Emma’s story here

Here is a further collection of personal stories, poetry, art and videos created by women, their partners or family and friends who have experienced postpartum psychosis (PP).

If you have any pieces that you would like to share or like to contribute, please email us.

Corinne's Story Corinne shares her experiences of suffering with PP	My PP Pits List The things about PP which hindered my recovery and I find hardest to deal with.
Lindsey's Story Lindsey's blog shares her experiences of PP	Laura's Story Laura shares her experiences of suffering with PP
Jasmine's Story Jasmine shares her experience of suffering with PP in 2016.	Ruth's Story Ruth describes her experiences of suffering with PP ten years ago.
Claire's Story Claire shares her poetry about her experiences of suffering with PP.	Rachel's Story Rachel describes her experiences of suffering with PP twice and how APP helped her journey to recovery.
Catherine's Story Catherine describes her experiences with PP and how volunteering and meeting other mums helped her.	Jenny's Story 'And still it rained down, crosshatching the sky'  Jenny describes her experience of PP
Catherine's Story Catherine recounts her journey into postpartum psychosis, and how she found healing in unexpected ways.	Jane's Story Jane, a community psychiatric nurse, describes her own experience of perinatal mental health problems after the birth of her third child and her personal journey to recovery. Read Jane's Story here and also, here.
Jen's Story Jen describes her journey after suffering with postpartum psychosis in 2014 and the subsequent support she received through APP's peer support service.	Jen's Story Jen shares her experience of PP, via BBC World Service
Fiona's Story Fiona shares her story after suffering with postpartum psychosis in 2015.	Ele's Story Ele shares her poetry after suffering with postpartum psychosis in 2016.
Carroll's Story Carroll shares her journey suffering with postpartum psychosis in 2003.	Val's Story Val, a mother of two, describes how understanding her menopausal psychosis was the final piece in her mental health jigsaw. As featured on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour.
Sue's Story Sue shares her powerful poetry detailing her experiences suffering from postpartum psychosis.	Secrets and Lies: David's Story  David’s mother, Flora, suffered from postpartum psychosis in 1933, and died in 1943, before the advent of the NHS.
Kathryn's Story Here Kathryn describes her thoughts, fears and delusions she experienced and the support she received from staff in a Mother & Baby Unit.	Husband in a Storm This book tells the story of my journey, from a husband’s point of view, as my wife travelled from a happy confident woman through postpartum psychosis and out the other side.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - by Daniel Here Daniel gives a detailed account of his wife's PP after the birth of his first child and her return to being the woman he met and fell in love with	Sanchita's Story Sanchita Islam is a successful artist and writer who has experienced two episodes of PP and campaigns for better mental health care for mothers worldwide.
Charlotte's Story Charlotte was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder when she was 20. She became pregnant with her first child at 25 and tells of her experiences throughout pregnancy and PP recovery.	PP & how I avoided it second time around Bipolar Pendulum magazine article.
Caroline's Story This story gives a detailed account of Caroline's first experience of childbirth in 1982 and her journey through PP. Positively, she went on to have two extremely satisfactory home births.	Anna's Story Anna details the mania, panic and anxiety she experienced. She tells of the shock of becoming ill with PP out of the blue.
Three short pieces Depicting varied PP experiences written by Natasha, Sarah and Andrea.	Nicola & John's story Nicola experienced PP after the birth of her daughter in 2004. The Mother & Baby Unit where she stayed asked her to write about her experiences. Nicola's husband tells his story too.

Videos

Visit APP's Youtube channel for the latest videos >

A few words from women who have experienced PP	'Take Heart' A mother & daughter talk about postpartum psychosis	'Then & Now' Motherhood & postpartum psychosis
My personal journey through postpartum psychosis	A video to explain postpartum psychosis to my friends	Dr Angela Walsh discussing St Georges Mother & Baby Unit. Note: phone no. shown is no longer active
My Story

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Poetry

Tick Tock BY JENNY STEVENSON

Tick tock, tick tock
There’s no going back, our lives are changed forever.
We’re three, he’s ours, I’m happy.

Tick tock, tick tock
This is hard, relentless, it’s down to me.
I’m anxious, I’m tired, keep going. See more...

 

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Circus BY SARAH SPRING

Roll up, roll up, I am the ringmaster.
Marvel at my commands and ready wit,
Beast and man dumb before me, lapping my pronouncements
like poisoned condensed milk.
No question who is in charge.
I am taller than the tent pole,
Wider than the tent.
Roll up, roll up, and see the shocking show. See more...

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Pacing BY SARAH SPRING

I am a pacer, perfecting my slipper-shod shuffle.
Restless pinions up and down the shiny tunnel connecting nowheres,
Urgent and pointless.
Rubber soles thinner as my soul thins.
Away from the elation and celestial light.
Hard tiles resist, Passive receptors of weary steps.
Tread, trod, trodden
Grimly printing my dwindling weight
Corporeal and grave
Gravid no longer.

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Send No Flowers BY SARAH SPRING

Revelation.

It must be time for another,
You can't have just one son.
He'll have no one to play with, be all alone,
And that would be no fun.

It must be time for another,
Sticking at one's not fair. See more...