Building Our Community Mosaic
Join us in building a more complete picture of the pregnancy and postpartum psychosis community. Our community is so much broader than just those of us who have directly experienced perinatal psychosis.
Our partners, siblings, parents, and friends have all been through their own harrowing journeys while standing at our sides during illness and in pursuit of healing.
Those who have lost a loved one to this illness have unique and poignant stories to tell, too.
Those who cared for us when we were sick, who came alongside us as we sought healing, or who assisted those of us whose illness created legal and criminal ramifications – their stories are also important.
All of these perspectives are a part of our community story – and all of these stories are what create our beautiful Community Mosaic.
Help our Community Mosaic emerge by submitting your reflections, recollections, remembrances, and realizations.
Types of Submissions Accepted
- Personal essays
- Creative writing
- Poetry
- Artwork (must be scanned)
- Digital art
- Multimedia / video
Prompts for those who have experienced pregnancy or postpartum psychosis:
- Who helped you along your journey through PPP and/or recovery?
- What were your experiences being diagnosed, misdiagnosed, retroactively diagnosed, or being left untreated?
- What spiritual or religious elements were present in your psychosis or recovery?
- How did PPP change your relationship with your partner? Your children?
- How have anniversaries of your psychosis affected you in the past, or how do they continue to affect you today?
- How did PPP change your career path?
- How did the intersection of your identities shape your experience with PPP or your recovery? (This could include positive ways that you drew strength from your identities as well as ways that you experienced stigma or discrimination.)
- What quotes have been particularly helpful (or harmful) to you over the course of your journey?
- In what ways has your location affected / continued to affect your experiences with PPP?
- When have you felt unheard during your experiences with PPP?
- When have you felt villainized during your experiences with PPP?
- What would you say to your former self while they were going through PPP, knowing what you know now?