Celebrities who beat postpartum depression

Amanda Seyfried opened up to People about the baby boy she welcomed in 2020 with husband Thomas Sadoski. “I had something that went wrong with my second birth. The baby was okay but it was tricky and it was painful and it didn’t have to happen, and it did so it added an extra level of trauma,” she said, explaining that she'd had issues with her spine.

The actress was also naturally concerned about the mental effects. “I was terrified of suffering from postpartum depression. I ended up doing a lot of CBT therapy before I had my first kid and then I was really lucky, I didn’t suffer from any depression and I felt like I had won in some way,” she said. “It was hard, and it was so hard, the struggle, but it wasn’t anything I didn’t think I could handle. And with my second kid, that’s partly because I was on my medication and I never got off of it.”

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Jenna Dewan opened up about birthing her first child, whom she shares with Channing Tatum, on the August 2 episode of Dear Media's podcast 'Dear Gabby.' The actress explained that she gave birth to her daughter Everly in London while Tatum was filming in the area, and then she herself had to travel with her then-newborn child in order to continue working. She said that just six weeks after giving birth she went back to work on 'Witches of East End,' while Tatum "wasn't available" to be with them due to his own work obligations. "And I had a lot of postpartum anxiety I would say," she continued. "It was like, I just never stopped. You know, you're up a couple times in the night and then you're working all day. I was breastfeeding, I was pumping, I was without a partner, I mean it was just craziness."

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Mandy Moore had her first baby, a boy called Gus, in February of 2021. Later, in an Instagram conversation with psychologist Dr. Ashurina Ream, she opened up about her postpartum struggle. Moore described having certain expectations about what it would be like to be a mother, and how she is now struggling to adjust her expectations and give herself some grace. Like many women, she started to question her abilities: “I just felt this rush of like, ‘I’m not good enough for him. I don’t know how to be his mom. I know how to feed him, but beyond that, am I suited for this?'” Moore is trying to manage her evolving identity and stay connected to the person she is outside of being a mom.

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Serena Williams - The tennis legend took to Instagram to open up about her struggles with the nagging sensation she is not a good enough mom, and how talking about it with the women in her life has been invaluable support.

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Chrissy Teigen -

The model and author penned a powerful essay for Glamour in which she discussed how she struggled with inexplicable sadness for months after the birth of her daughter before learning she was suffering from postpartum depression.

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Adele - In a cover story for Vanity Fair, the megastar singer opened up about the scary period in her life after she gave birth to her son when she became obsessed with him and felt all around inadequate.

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Halle Berry - The actress had extra stress after the birth of her daughter: a turbulent divorce. The situation caused a powerful bout of postpartum depression that she eventually overcame with medical help.

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Alanis Morissette - The singer declared that after the birth of her son Ever, the emotions that she thought were due to pregnancy worsened into an inexplicable sadness.

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Vanessa Lachey - The actress had everything planned and under control until her son was born and she was introduced to unexpected emotions. She stated on her personal blog that she just didn't feel like herself.

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Gwyneth Paltrow - The actress suffered from the condition after the birth of her son, Moses. She confessed to feeling like a zombie, completely emotionless.

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Drew Barrymore - The actress had postpartum depression after the birth of her second daughter. She has said that she didn't understand it fully, calling it an overwhelming feeling.

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Diana, Princess of Wales - According to one biography on her, Lady Diana suffered from bulimia, depression, and postpartum depression. During her pregnancy with William, she reportedly threw herself down the stairs in desperation.

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Bryce Dallas Howard - The actress spoke publicly about her emotions after the birth of her son, stating that her postpartum depression was characterized by lack of sleep, difficulty breast feeding, and mood swings.

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Jill Scott - The singer suffered from a grave case of depression. She said in an interview that she thought about giving her son to someone else and drowning herself in a pool. She explained that she felt like she had no time to herself, and felt very lost.

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Jennifer Lopez - J.Lo declared in an interview that she suffered from postpartum paranoia. One week after the birth of her twins, she began to feel depressed and sad, and thought her babies didn't love her.

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Courteney Cox - The actress spent six months suffering from depression, during which she didn't sleep and had suicidal thoughts. She sought medical treatment.

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Amanda Peet - The actress went from one extreme to the other. She has said that when she was pregnant, she was in ecstasy, but after she gave birth, she was overcome with a strong sense of sadness and helplessness.

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Hayden Panettiere - In an interview, the actress declared that, like many mothers, she had negative feelings toward her daughter. She sought psychiatric treatment.

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Brooke Shields - After the birth of her daughter, the actress went into a severe depression, which included suicidal thoughts. She chose to follow her doctor's advice and use medication.

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Celine Dion - After giving birth to twins, the singer fell into a depression due to her heavy workload and oscillating range of emotions. In an interview, she classified motherhood as an intense and tiring happiness.

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Angelina Jolie - Family and friends reportedly saw the difference in the actress after the birth of her twins. In addition to general exhaustion, she apparently also had abrupt mood swings. The A-lister has never confirmed the speculation or shared her experience.

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Melissa Rycroft - The dancer declared that she felt very empty and had a lot of mood swings, moving from anger to frustration very quickly.

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Kendra Wilkinson - After giving birth to her son, the actress felt pressure to lose weight and the desire to return to her pre-pregnancy body, which worsened her symptoms.

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Marie Osmond - The singer has eight children, and has suffered from postpartum depression. She wrote a book about it, titled 'Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression,' in which she shares about her recovery.

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Carnie Wilson - The actress said that after the birth of her daughter, she cried all the time and felt extremely overwhelmed.

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Lisa Rinna - The actress confessed to having thoughts about killing her husband and even her kids during her postpartum depression. Through treatment, she recovered.

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Peggy Tanous - The actress told People magazine that when she had her first daughter, she felt scared and sad, though she tried to hide it from her family. She sought help and used holistic treatment.

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Valerie Plame Wilson -

During an interview about her book 'Fair Game,' the CIA agent cried as she talked about the period in which she suffered panic attacks and anxiety due to postpartum depression.

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Celebrities who beat postpartum depression

Britney Spears opens up about perinatal depression while announcing third pregnancy

12/04/22 | StarsInsider

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Postpartum depression is a form of depression that occurs in women after they give birth, regardless of social class, color, or beliefs. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), close to 15% of women suffer from this condition, but it is treatable. Symptoms vary, but can include extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, changes in sleeping or eating patterns, crying episodes, and irritability.

Britney Spears recently announced that she's expecting a child with her "husband" Sam Asghari, and in her Instagram post she took a moment among the bliss to acknowledge the difficulty. She noted that she "obviously won’t be going out as much due to the paps getting their money shot of me like they unfortunately already have," perhaps referring to the times she experienced postpartum depression after the birth of both her sons when she was heavily in the public eye.

She continued, "it’s hard because when I was pregnant I had perinatal depression … I have to say it is absolutely horrible … women didn’t talk about it back then … some people considered it dangerous if a woman complained like that with a baby inside her … but now women talk about it everyday … thank Jesus we don’t have to keep that pain a reserved proper secret." Fortunately she's going into this experience prepared and added, "This time I will be doing yoga every day !!!"

And Spears is right about women finally talking about it. Take a look at the gallery to hear other celebrity experiences of the condition.