This year again I have the honor of hosting Megan Daley! Megan discusses her challenges with perinatal mood disorders twice in her lifetime. Now pregnant with her third child, she talks about her concerns in this pregnancy for her postpartum health and how she is proactively creating a personal postpartum plan. To help others, Megan outlines resources that helped her through her dark times. She says: “The most important thing I ever did was finally put down the mask.” P

This post shares one mother’s personal experience with postpartum mental health challenges. It is offered to reduce isolation and encourage support-seeking, not as clinical guidance. In this personal narrative, Megan Daley shares her experience of postpartum depression and anxiety, including the challenges she faced and the steps she took toward recovery. Struggling Through the Darkness & My Journey to Recovery I used to have a vision in my mind of what it would be like to be