The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book: Real Stories from Women Who Lived Through It and Recovered

by Sandra Poulin

Book Overview

"I thought I was the only one..." After she gave birth to a bouncing baby girl, Sandra Poulin felt like crying. And she did--for months. But they weren't happy tears--Sandra felt worthless, could... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425208087
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.6" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

It helped me to not feel so alone

This book is what I needed to read. I love the encouragement and the raw truth. So many of the chapters were ones that I related to. I plan on telling many people about this book.

So grateful ...

No other material on PPD that I have read compares to this offering. The stories are from REAL mothers who REALLY went through PPD and other mood disorders. I wish I had had this book when I went through PPD and OCD in 2000 with my first child. The feelings I get when reading it are... I'm not alone! I'm not abnormal! Other women feel as I did! It has been such a relief to me to read this book and has really helped my healing road with depression, specifically PPD.

Every struggling postpartum mom should have this book

This book contains the stories of dozens of women who have traveled the road through PPD and back and lived to tell the tale. Having suffered myself from postpartum depression and anxiety in the past, the book inspired me to write down my own story, which has helped me put closure on that painful time. I wish I had this book when I was suffering myself. I see myself reflected in so many of the stories, and the fact that these women have put their illness behind them would have helped me to have hope, which is so difficult to maintain when you are depressed. So many moms feel alone and isolated with PPD, and don't even have a name for their condition, often until years later. Hopefully this book will shed some light on this misunderstood and under-diagnosed illness, so that more women can get the support and treatment they need. Sandra, your book is an incredible gift to both the women you tell their stories in it, and the women who will read it and receive comfort. Thank you.

Essential to recovery

This book has been essential to my recovery from postpartum depression (PPD). Hearing from doctors and friends that I'd be OK was one thing; hearing it from real women who've been through the darkness and back was quite another, and had much more impact. I was amazed what a kickstart this book gave to my recovery, and I hope every women grappling with PPD has the opportunity to read it.

I am not alone

I picked up this book and finished it in one day! It certainly has helped me during my difficult recovery from PPD. While reading about other women's struggles and triumphs, I realize I am not alone in this battle and that I will recover. I reccommend this book to all mother's battling PPD, especially those who cannot attend or find a support group in there area. Additonally, family and friends of those who suffer from PPD should read this book! Thanks Sandra!

WONDERFUL

This book has been so incredible in helping to restore my hope in my recovery process with PPD. I read it every day to remind myself that I too will be well again. All the mothers who participated in this book, including the author herself need to be applauded for sharing their stories and possibly saving womans lives. This book makes any woman going through PPD not feel alone and can fully restore their hope that they will recover. Mother to Mother has been a key factor in my recovery process, it is a beautiful, wonderful book that every mother who is suffering with PPD should not be without it. This book helped restore my sanity.