I had the honor of talking to Priya Bhakta (Nima’s older sister) last week. As I reflect on our conversation,…
“Shame focuses it on the I AM. I am a bad mother. PPD makes you question your identity. You begin to focus on the I—how terrible, and bad I am. I am unworthy. PPD attacks the narrative of who you are. ”
Anita, mother of one, learned she was a carrier for the BRCA (an abbreviation for breast cancer gene) mutation one…