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In 1980, when she was 15, Shields starred in The Blue Lagoon. In the movie, her character accidentally becomes pregnant, and when her son is born, he intuitively finds his way to her breast as Shields looks on with love and contentment. The irony of this scene isn't lost on the grown-up Shields, who not only did not become pregnant accidentally—numerous IVF cycles and a miscarriage preceded the 2003 birth of her daughter—but suffered a devastating aftermath to that birth. "I was in a bizarre state of mind," Shields describes, "experiencing feelings that ranged from embarrassment to stoicism to melancholy to shock, practically at once. I didn't feel at all joyful." Shields assumed she'd bounce back in a few days, after resting from her difficult labor. Instead, her feelings intensified: "This was sadness of a shockingly different magnitude. It felt as if it would never go away." While Shields denied anything was wrong, the persistence of friends and her husband persuaded her to seek treatment through medication and therapy. This brave memoir doesn't shy away from Shields's most difficult moments, including her suicidal thoughts, clearly showing the despair postpartum depression can wreak. While the writing is sometimes repetitive and clichéd, it does emphasize the depth of Shields's depression. This tale will bring awareness of a problem that so many mothers have been afraid to discuss; look for this book to touch off a flurry of lifestyle pieces.
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter to the world, her joyful expectations were quickly followed by something unexpecteda 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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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thank God for This Book!,
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This review is from: Down Came The Rain (Paperback)
What an amazing book! To think that I went through 2 years of post-partum and no one helped me. Any one who has a baby and is feeling down should read this! Even if you don't want to buy it or cannot afford it, get it from the library! It helped me so much! I am not crazy and neither is Brook!
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Honest forward and essential,
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This review is from: Down Came The Rain (Paperback)
When I first heard about Brooke's book, I was heartened, that someone of note was out there writing a high profile book about it, that the world would see and take note of. Her courage and willingness to share and to help is a big beam of sunshine.I listened to the book on cd, and I enjoyed getting to know her and hear her tell her tale herself. I expected to be bawling buckets repeatedly through the listening, but found it actually not that depressing to listen to. It is very rational and realistic, told from the perspective and strength of afterwards, with maturity and level headedness. I appreciated hearing her experience, of something that is taboo in our culture, and was even more so 10 years ago. Bravo to Brooke for speaking out. I think also it would help any expectant mother to know about this, that it might happen (it happens to one in ten mothers), and knowing about it may prevent it from happening. Doctors and nurses take note, please watch and care for your new mothers, as well as the babies.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The Star Talks Of Reality,
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This review is from: Down Came Rain (Hardcover)
I have to give her high praise for having both guts and courage to write this all telling memoir. For her to want to give back to society in writing this book about her time in dealing with something that is so hush hush...PPD. I know this book will help so many to understand what is happening to them and possibly keep them from letting it go to far. Bravo to you Ms. Shields for this honest and well written book. Also recommended: A Paper Life and Nightmares Echo
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