Down Came the Rain

My Journey Through Postpartum Depression

By Shields, Brooke

Publishers Summary:
In her bestselling memoir, now in paperback, Brooke Shields shares with the world her deeply personal experience with postpartum depression When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter to the world, her joyful expectations were quickly followed by something unexpected -- a crippling depression. In what is sure to strike a chord with the millions of women who suffer from depression after childbirth, Brooke Shields shares how she, too, battled a condition that is widely misunderstood, despite the fact that it affects many new mothers. She discusses the illness in the context of her life, including her struggle to get pregnant, the high expectations she had for herself and that others placed on her as a new mom, and the role of her husband, friends, and family as she struggled to attain her maternal footing in the midst of a disabling depression. Ultimately, Brooke shares how she found a way out through talk therapy, medication, and time.

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ISBN
978-1-40138-227-8
Publisher
Hyperion


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Reviewed on November 1, 2005

Here, actress Shields details her difficult struggle with postpartum depression in a surprisingly candid and personal way. She had always wanted children, and when she married second husband Chris Henchy, she felt the time was right. After numerous and painful fertility treatments, a tragic miscarriage, and a life-threatening emergency cesarean section, Shields finally welco...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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