Welcome to my Anonymom series. Real moms talking about their deepest and darkest moments – anonymously. Anonymom episodes may consist of difficult topics including miscarriage, infertility, separation, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other potentially triggering issues. Names have been changed to protect the identity of the mom.
This episode features Monica, who struggled with postpartum anxiety for the first year and a half of her daughter’s life. She talks about how her symptoms manifested, how she suffered in silence for the longest time due to ignorance in the maternal mental health care system, and how therapy helped her. She talks about her passion for speaking up about postpartum issues so that other moms don’t have to suffer alone. She also discusses having a miscarriage and how that affected her postpartum experience.
