Summary: <h2>Diana Collins</h2> <p><strong>Diana is a PPD survivor who lost her best friend to suicide from PPD and found her calling to help others with her organization.</strong></p> <p><strong>In this episode, we talked about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Grief and how it shapes your whole life and your relationships.</li> <li>The struggles of family misunderstanding work at home entrepreneurs.</li> <li>Her story and struggle with PPD and the loss of her best friend to suicide from PPD.</li> <li>How hearing others’ stories and connecting has saved her.</li> <li>How little information is given to pregnant women and new moms about PPD.</li> <li>How common PPD is and how you are still yourself AND a mother.</li> <li>The different stages of childhood.</li> <li>Triggers to watch for with your family and friends for PPD.</li> <li>There is nothing wrong with medication, but it may not work immediately.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Resources for Diana:</strong></h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Isnt-What-Expected-Overcoming/dp/0553370758">This Isn’t What I Expected</a></li> <li> <a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/">Suicide Hotline</a> 1-800-273-8255</li> </ul> <h2><strong>More about Diana:</strong></h2> <p>Diana is a wife to a wonderful man, mommy to two beautiful girls and she loves to shine the light for moms who are in the darkness! As someone who recently went through PPD and lost her best friend to suicide from PPD, she felt that this was her calling to help others moms that are struggling. It has her taught so much and that no mom is ever alone!</p> <p> </p> <div class="form-field"> <div class="field-value"><strong>Finding Diana:</strong></div> <div class="field-value"></div> <div class="field-value"> <a href="http://etsy.me/2j9TFB5">Etsy </a> </div> <div class="field-value"><a href="http://alwayswithme.org">Always With Me</a></div> <div class="field-value"><a href="https://www.alwayswithme.org/mommy-tribe-online-retreat/">Mommy Tribe Online Retreat</a></div> </div> <div class="field-value"></div> <div class="field-value"></div> <div class="field-value"></div> <div class="form-field"> <div class="field-value"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lose-the-cape/id907727038?mt=2"><img class="alignnone wp-image-118 size-full" src="http://losethecape.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/itunes.jpg" alt="lose the cape" width="200" height="69"></a></div> </div> <div class="field-value"> <p> </p> <p><a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2359051">Listen to “Lose the Cape – Working Moms” on Spreaker.</a></p> <p>Do you know a mom you’d love to hear from on our podcast? We cover all topics related to life, work, motherhood, health, and so forth. Please drop us a line at info@losethecape.com if you’d like to be interviewed or have someone you want to hear from!</p> <p>Our book is available! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UWCLY9M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00UWCLY9M&linkCode=as2&tag=noholbac-20&linkId=PA5QODZLOPZ4PNMF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Get your copy now</a>!</p> </div> <p>Pin for later!</p> <p><a href="http://losethecape.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/84.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-10097 size-full" src="http://losethecape.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/84.jpg" alt="" width="735" height="1100"></a></p>
