When motherhood felt like a burden Young mother breaks silence on postpartum depression struggle
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July 15, 2026
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By the time Anna* realised something was seriously wrong, she no longer recognised herself.
Now 23 and on what she describes as “the other side” of postpartum depression, the young mother is speaking out in the hope that more families will recognise the warning signs of a condition, she says, too many women suffer through in silence.
“If I could go on a mountain and scream out how important it is ... I still don’t think it would be enough,” Anna told THE STAR. “People, even your family, don’t understand how bad it is.”
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