postpartum psychosis

Inferno by Catherine Cho

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Read Inferno by Catherine Cho Inferno by Catherine Cho is a beautifully written memoir of postpartum psychosis. It reminded me so much of my own psychosis. Stress and sleep deprivation are common threads that can cause a healthy new mom to lose touch with reality. Catherine vividly describes her struggle to know what is real, […] Read more…

Setting the Wire – A Courageous and Lyrical Book About Postpartum Psychosis

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An “epidemic of silence” about postpartum psychosis has turned into a “chorus of courageous voices.” Please welcome a new and lyrical spokesperson – Sarah Townsend, author of “Setting the Wire, A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis.” You can purchase a copy through Lettered Streets Press, Amazon or the PSI bookstore. Here are a few lines that […] Read more…

Brave Moms I’m Proud to Know

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Being a mom isn’t easy under the best of circumstances. But what if you lost touch with reality and were put on a mental ward shortly after childbirth? For roughly one in a thousand moms, a time that is supposed to be joyful turns into a nightmare. The technical term for moms who lose touch […] Read more…

Has Your Postpartum Experience Been Misdiagnosed?

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Thirty-six years ago I had a postpartum psychosis. After delivering a premature baby and being sleep-deprived for almost two weeks, I was definitely out of touch with reality, and definitely had a postpartum psychosis. That diagnosis was correct.  But when I became unstable a few months later, due to additional family stress, I was diagnosed […] Read more…

Live Postpartum Psychosis Support Group

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  There are lots of support groups around the world for women with postpartum depression and anxiety. You can find a support group in your area on the website of Postpartum Support International. But women who have experienced a postpartum psychosis (PPP) may go through their entire life and never meet another woman who has […] Read more…