08/17/2026
It feels impossible to open the news lately without seeing another story involving maternal mental health.
Different women. Different circumstances. Different outcomes.
But one thing continues to be painfully clear: we have to care about maternal mental health before it becomes a headline.
Not just when there is a tragedy.
Not just when there is a trial.
Not just when someone with a platform shares her story.
We have to care when a mother first says, “Something doesn’t feel right.”
And this responsibility cannot fall solely on mothers or the mental health professionals trying to help them.
We need policymakers, insurance companies, healthcare systems, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies to be part of this conversation, too. We need systems that make it easier—not harder—to access appropriate care before someone reaches a crisis.
We need providers to be able to communicate and collaborate. We need mothers to be heard and taken seriously. And we need asking for help to be met with actual access to help—not another barrier.
I hope all of this attention leads to something bigger than conversation.
I hope it leads to change. 🤍
