#031 - Postnatal Depression: A Darker Shade of Blue (Elaine Hanzak)

Summary: Author and speaker Elaine Hanzak joins us to share her experience of postnatal depression. Despite dreaming of motherhood her entire life, a traumatic labour, months of sleep deprivation, and the pressures of aspiring to be the perfect mum, eventually caused Elaine to spiral into a period of depression, self-harm, psychosis, and eventually being admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Having since made a full recovery, Elaine tells us what the experience has taught her about motherhood and life, and she also offers some simple self-care practices to help future mums avoid a similar fate. For show notes and to join the conversation visit: http://myownworstenemy.org Email: danny@myownworstenemy.org Follow Danny on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker Podcast Image: Jake Guild https://flic.kr/p/o684LA Theme Music: Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010