Steven D’Achille shares the story of losing his wife, Alexis, to postpartum psychosis just five weeks after the birth of their daughter. Despite multiple hospital visits and attempts to manage escalating symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression that progressed into psychosis, Alexis ultimately took her own life. Steven reflects on the unimaginable reality of navigating a rapidly unfolding mental health crisis, the warning signs he witnessed, and the profound impact the experience had on him and their family.

From that tragedy, Steven founded the Alexis Joy Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting mothers and families experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. He shares the work the foundation has done over the past decade and reflects on his own path through grief, therapy, and rebuilding life after loss.

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