Megan, a mom of two from northeast England, experienced postpartum psychosis after the birth of her first baby. She navigated pregnancy during the pandemic, had a long labor followed by an emergency procedure, and experienced a gradual curve of psychosis over eight weeks. Despite raising concerns with her care team, her symptoms weren’t treated properly until she was quite unwell.

Megan describes her experience in a mother-baby unit and a general psychiatric ward, and how those different environments shaped her recovery. We reflect on how COVID may have influenced her journey, why religion surfaced in her delusions, and what it was like to approach pregnancy again after psychosis.

Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of suicide, delusional experiences involving death, and mentions of self-harm in a psychiatric setting.  ...