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- I have a daughter who's three,

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and by the time she's having kids,

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I want the world to be
completely different for her.

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- So, should we go?

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Yay, let's go.

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Whoo.

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So many moms go through a postnatal mood

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or anxiety disorder alone

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and don't know where to turn

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and don't know where to look for help.

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And they know something's wrong,

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but they just lack the resources.

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- When you're going through
postpartum depression,

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that's one of the most
isolating experiences

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that you can have.

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And I think, knowing that other people

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are going through it with you
is so incredibly important

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to being able to just keep breathing

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and get out of bed everyday.

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- It wasn't until I
started talking about it

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and just having people I barely knew say,

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"Oh yeah, I had that."

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And then being able to
talk, that I just realized

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I wasn't crazy, that I
hadn't done anything wrong.

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Unless you've walked
through that darkness,

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you just don't get it.

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- This is so common.

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They say one in seven moms go through this

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but you wouldn't know it.

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And we talk about
motherhood and giving birth

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as if it's this wonderful
joyous thing, and it is.

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But it can be very, very
difficult for a lot of moms.

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- My recovery didn't start
until I met other moms

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who were going through
and had been through

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the same experience as me.

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So every year, this is a great opportunity

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for other moms to come to a place

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where they're gonna find their community

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and have that moment of recovery

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that I was so lucky to have.

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- [Voiceover] It's worth
it to get through it

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and connect with other people.

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- There's nothing more important

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than knowing that you
are not the only person

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going through this.

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- It takes a team.

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We need every mother who has ever had

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maternal mental illness and every person

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who has ever loved someone
with a maternal mental illness

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to join our team.

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If we don't all come together,

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we'll never be able to get to the day

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when every mom knows what's wrong,

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knows where to go, gets help quickly,

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and recovers quickly.

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If you are listening to this right now,

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and you are a mom who is struggling,

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please know that you are
loved and understood.

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We know how you feel.

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We know all the doubts that
you have about yourself.

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We know what it's like to feel

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like you are a failure as a mother,

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worried that you'll never get better.

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We're also fortunate to have come out

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on the other side, so we know that you can

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and will get through this.

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And we want you to know we will be here

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for you all along the way.