The Nature of Nurture

Experiencing Postpartum Psychosis with Lisa Abramson

Episode Summary

Your host Leslie interviews her good friend Lisa Abramson in front of a live audience. Lisa is a survivor of postpartum psychosis, a rare condition that affects 1-2% of new moms. Her story of her recovery is inspiring for anyone who has ever experienced a setback or challenge of any kind (which is to say, all of us).

Episode Notes

Connect with Lisa: www.lisaabramson.com + @lisaaabramson on Twitter and Instagram.

Links From This Episode:

Giving Birth Landed Me In the Psycho Ward: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/parenting/postpartum-psychosis-motherhood.html

Information on the link between sleep deprivation and psychotic experiences: 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6048360/#:~:text=The%20finding%20that%20sleep%20deprivation,8%2C%2010%E2%80%9312)