INTRODUCTION:
Recently, Hayden Panettiere talked to 'Live with Kelly and Michael' openly about postpartum depression, and how confusing a time this can be for new mothers. Mothers everywhere applauded and thanked her for her courage. In the spirit of openness, I would like to share a breakdown I had too.
I have not suffered with postpartum depression and I felt very lucky about that. I was worried I might be particularly susceptible to it because I have mental health issues in my family, such as bipolar disorder. That being said I'm still a human in the new and all encompassing world of parenthood and I did recently have a very overwhelming emotional breakdown. It was a compilation of many things-but was brought to a head by Nintendo's new Super Mario Maker.