Rowena’s Reflections: Community, Creativity, and Healing Through Postpartum Psychosis
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Rowena’s Reflections: Community, Creativity, and Healing Through Postpartum Psychosis
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In this episode we sit down with Dr. Rowena Winkler, a postpartum psychosis survivor, PhD in Communication, and advocate for maternal mental health. Rowena shares her experiences with psychosis both as a college student and as a second-time mom, offering insight into the early signs, triggers, and recovery process. We cover the impact of childhood trauma on mental health, the relationship between sleep deprivation and psychosis, and the phases of psychosis in young adults. Rowena also shares how she has leaned on her creative side to process, including blog posts, journaling, and a monologue about her experience with postpartum psychosis.
This conversation is honest, energizing, and informative. Rowena reminds us that help is available and no one has to navigate mental health challenges alone.
For more of Rowena’s reflections, check out her blog, Letters from My Postpartum Psychosis.
Trigger warning: We discuss symptoms of postpartum psychosis, including paranoia of being shot at and dying.
Resources:
- Rowena’s coaching services
- Rowena’s Ted Talk
- Text-to-911 Services
Citations:
- Fekih-Romdhane, F., El Hadathy, D., Malaeb, D., Barakat, H., & Hallit, S. (2024, August 29). Relationship between childhood trauma and postpartum psychotic experiences: The role of postnatal anxiety and depression as mediators. BMC psychiatry. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11360526/
- Osborne, L. M. (2019, September 1). Recognizing and managing postpartum psychosis: A clinical guide for Obstetric Providers. Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6174883/
- Perry, A., & Gordon-Smith, K. (2024, February 1). Perinatal sleep disruption and postpartum psychosis in bipolar disorder: Findings from the UK BDRN pregnancy study. Journal of affective disorders. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37940050/
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Understanding psychosis. National Institute of Mental Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/understanding-psychosis
- Understanding child trauma - what is childhood trauma?. SAMHSA. (2018, May 8). https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/trauma-violence/child-trauma
- What is psychosis. Yale School of Medicine. (n.d.). https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/step/psychosis/