Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: A Mother's Silent Cries
My childhood was less than perfect. As an adult, it still amazes me how resilient I was. I went in and out of foster care for seven years. My mother’s absence was due to her own personal battle with mental health, so I never faulted her for it. The instability fostered feelings of neglect, insecurity, and emptiness that lead to destructive behavior. As an adolescent, I fixated on the idea of motherhood. Not only would I be able to emancipate myself from foster care, but I would finally have someone to love me! My transgenerational trauma was only just beginning to show.
