Laura Dockrill: What Have I Done?

Trigger Warning - Suicidal IntentionLaura Dockrill is an award-winning author and illustrator of books for children and young people. What Have I Done? Is her first book for adults which courageously narrates her experience of postpartum psychosis which she experienced after the birth of her baby boy. Postpartum psychosis occurs in 1 -2% of births. The onset is usually very sudden, most often within the first 2 weeks postpartum and often for women who have never had any previous history of mental health issues and is considered a mental health emergency. For too long there have been cool winds of silence and shame around the vast spectrum of the darker and more chaotic experiences of postnatal mental health. Laura is breaking the seal on that silence creating honesty, compassion and permission for this conversation, that so many new mothers need, to feel safe in having. So if there world is feeling like a dark or difficult place, join us and let your heart be ignited by the fire of the human spirit.Created and hosted by Jess MillsCreative co-production by Bonny TydemanProduced by Joel Porter - Dot Dot Dot Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Human Podcast with Jess Mills, is a place to hear extraordinary human stories.Each week, I am in conversation with a guest to explore how they have been transformed by their lives greatest challenges. So often, our stories of tragedy and survival are left untold, hidden behind the facade of our ordinary lives: ‘Human’ has been created to make them more seen, more heard and more celebrated, because by doing so, I think we can all feel more connected to our shared humanity.  So if the world is feeling like a dark or difficult place, join us and let your heart be ignited by the fire of the human spirit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.