My PPD Story
This is My Story
I've struggled with mental health for over 2 years now and have summed up the experience in my soon to be published book.
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My First Book
My Story
This is the book I wish I had when I was struggling with postpartum depression.
When my second daughter was born I started experiencing various signs of what I thought were ‘baby blues’ and just knew something was off but I kept hearing “it’s normal” “it will pass” “just truck through it” so for 8 long months I struggled until I was hospitalized in a psychiatric unit of a hospital near my home. The book includes pieces of the journal I wrote during my struggle and therapy sessions.
I share my various healing attempts and interviews with the professionals and Doctors that accompanied my journey. This is not a book with the magic pill to recovery, which I wish existed. Postpartum depression needs to be treated as a case by case reality and deserves to be noticed and cared for by the right professionals and tribe. Throughout the book, there are various journal prompts for the reader to experience writing as an outlet.
My PPD Story
This is My Story
It all boils down to getting to know yourself.
For me, it took a level of courage to dive in and explore and accept.
I took family and external opinions too seriously and realized
the only opinion that mattered was my own.
And that's where the healing began and the work in progress
that I am still going through.
It all boils down to getting to know yourself. For me, it took a level of courage to dive in and explore and accept. I took family and external opinions too seriously and realized the only opinion that mattered was my own. And that's where the healing began and the work in progress that I am still going through.
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What we don't need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.
Brene Brown
Official Bio
Meet Carolina
My name is Carolina Copello. I was born in Brazil. My mother is Cuban and my father is Argentine. I am the youngest of six children. I am the mom of Mathias who is 4 and Emma who is 2 and married to Richard, my rock and huge support throughout this journey. I have lived in Brazil, Belgium, and currently live in Miami, since 2008. I am fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. In the working world, I started a PR agency in 2011 and teach kids yoga to over 100 children every week. In 2006, I obtained my Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics with a minor in Human Resource Management from Vesalius College in association with Boston University in Brussels, Belgium. I got certified as a yoga instructor in 2017. In my free time, I enjoy reading, playing tennis, practicing yoga, writing, and learning. I love traveling, the beach, nature, and country music. I am still focused on healing my postpartum depression. Follow me on instagram for more daily updates @myppdstory
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Interview with Samanta Souza
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New year, new habits
Towards the end of last year, I felt very overwhelmed at one point. My son got sick and had to stay home for a week and it brought me to a hard stop work wise and workout wise. It took me to pause and prioritize what I really wanted to be focusing my energy on.…
February 7, 2023
A vulnerable journal of living with postpartum depression
Getting Started My PPD Story
Sharing my story may help other women
living this process and even allow me to understand
my personal narrative. let’s do it together!
