In this episode of How Motherhood Changed Me, we’re speaking with Ariane Beeston - psychologist, mum, and author of ‘Because I’m Not Myself, You See’, a raw and powerful memoir about her experience of postpartum psychosis.
Ariane takes us into the disorienting time when motherhood didn’t just change her, it completely unmoored her. We talk about what it’s like to lose touch with reality in those early months, the slow and brave work of rebuilding yourself, and how she’s now helping others through her work at COPE.
It’s an honest, powerful conversation about identity, recovery, and what happens when motherhood looks nothing like you imagined.
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Read more about her book and order via her website here.
Information & Support:
COPE (Centre Of Perinatal Excellence) - fact sheets on Postpartum Psychosis for both expectant/new parents & health professionals
PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia) & National Helpline: 1300 726 306
ForWhen - Perinatal Depression & Anxiety Helpline: 1300 24 23 22
BeyondPP - a Facebook support group for mums in Aus & NZ who have experienced Postpartum Psychosis
How Motherhood Changed Me is hosted by journalists Kerrie Turner & Jenna Yates.
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