A mentor and an online support group helped Amanda2 realize she was not alone.

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At that point that’s when I connected with Postpartum Support International and I attended the support groups and I had what they call the mentor through that program, so a mom who was many years out of the darkness of it all, but she was able to talk to me every week. She talked to me every single week and it was so powerful and helpful.

I was then able to connect with that Postpartum Support International. So, I remember going home after I met with her and searching postpartum psychosis and it took me to their website. And from there…I literally remember Monday nights I was on a Zoom group because everybody was from all across North America and there was like 20 other women who had in the year following their pregnancy gone through the same thing. I thought I was like one in a million, I thought I was the only person who had ever gone through it, I felt so alone, until… So, I think that all happened at the same time. So, the doctor was really helpful and listened but then I also was able to get the support elsewhere.

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