Postpartum

When I became a father, I experienced postpartum depression. My life changed forever and I no longer understood who I was.

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When I became a father, I experienced postpartum depression. My life changed forever and I no longer understood who I was.

For six glorious weeks before my son arrived, I enjoyed the delicious joy of complete freedom. Loading audio narration… My wife Liv’s maternity leave has started. The living room speakers blasted the lovely soundtrack of her favorite deck-building video game, Ballatro. I remember feeling the late winter cold squeeze my cheeks as I rode my … Read more

Postpartum depression also affects fathers. we just don’t talk about it.

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Postpartum depression also affects fathers. we just don't talk about it.

The last few decades have brought about dramatic changes in the way we parent. Today’s fathers are far more hands-on than their own fathers and grandfathers before them, changing diapers in the middle of the night, juggling work and story time, and taking precious parental leave whenever possible. When I walk around Brooklyn, New York, … Read more