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9 Famous Moms Who Struggled with Postpartum Depression

6. Bryce Dallas Howard

Rather than cower in shame about her PPD experiences, the Jurassic World actress wrote a very revealing essay on Goop to let other women know they are not alone. She admits she felt nothing maternal at the moment of birth. Her daily “shower breakdowns” started spilling into public displays, and friends began to worry. She describes the hard-to-describe condition as “the way the body and mind and spirit fracture and crumble in the wake of what most believe should be a celebratory time.” She believes her postpartum denial of trying to seem okay exacerbated the problem. Once she started acknowledging her struggles and sought treatment and therapy, a “critical shift occurred” and her deep dark depression began to fade.

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