Time together is time treasured for Megan and Colin Cliffel. Enjoying a quiet lunch together is special because when the kids are home, the kitchen is a lot busier.
Married 13 years this summer, their life has been filled with babies, birthdays and lots of love and laughter. However, between the mundane and the marvelous, a crisis that almost took it all away from them nearly eight years ago.
“It was like, ‘Oh my gosh, my whole life’s been a sham!” And then there’s a moment where my friend asks me, ‘Who’s watching your kids?’ And I was like, ‘My husband, Colin,’ and at that moment I was like, 'Oh, she’s threatening me. She’s saying that my kids are going to be killed if I don’t join this cult," she said.
She discussed her experience with postpartum psychosis alongside Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman, Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and a Maternal Mental Health Psychiatrist at University Hospitals. "It is so important to get help if someone experiences it because you can live a happy full life,” Friedman said.
"Stop, go see somebody, prioritize yourself, and sleep, and don't worry about work or your need to prove there, and your kids are going to be okay if you're okay," she said.He said he has the same message as his wife about the importance of shared awareness among parents preparing for a baby. "Now it feels okay to tell it because it feels healing, but in the beginning, it felt like I would never have any worth again,” she said, noting the years of work it took to treat the trauma and PTSD."It is really hard to be on the floor, and we’re stronger than we think, and with support and resources we can pick ourselves up.”
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