05/14/2026
May Is Maternal Mental Health Month… Let’s talk about it. 🤍
[Trigger warning: anxiety, depression, car accident]
May is Maternal Mental Health Month - something I hold very close to my heart for a few reasons:
• Mental health matters, always
• The mental and emotional wellbeing of a mother impacts the entire family
• I’ve lived through it myself
As someone who has experienced anxiety and depression for most of my life, I was no stranger to the ups and downs of mental health. But then I got pregnant… and everything changed. I went dark - darker than I had ever gone before. I’ve described myself during that season as “a shell of a human.” There was no life left in me, despite wanting my baby more than anything in the world.
When I reached out for help, I felt dismissed. “It can happen, we’ll see you at your next appointment”. I even had a maternal psychiatrist express concerns for both my safety and my baby’s, yet I still struggled to get the support I needed to step away from work and truly care for myself. I felt stuck, lost, exhausted, and hopeless.
There were moments where simply making it through the day felt impossibly hard. And while I fought with everything I had to keep going, I know deep in my heart that I would not have made it through without the support system around me.
Maternal mental health is serious.
And far too many mothers are silently struggling while being told their suffering is “normal.”
Moms need more support. More listening. More compassion. More care. More understanding.
To any mama who is struggling right now: you are not weak, you are not failing, and you deserve support too. And know that you can always reach out to me if you need some extra support. 🤍