This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression, 2nd Edition

Karen R. Kleiman, MSW, LCSW · Valerie Davis Raskin, MD

Sep 2018 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Norah Tocci

About this audiobook

If you or someone you love is among the one in seven women stricken by PPD, you know how hard it is to get real help. In this definitive guide, postpartum experts Karen Kleiman and Valerie Davis Raskin offer compassionate support and solid advice on dealing with every aspect of PPD. Their proven self-help program, which can be used alone or with a support group or therapist, will help you monitor each phase of illness, recognize when you need professional help, cope with daily life, and recover with new strength and confidence. Learn how to identify the symptoms of PPD and distinguish it from "baby blues;" deal with panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive urges, and stress overload; break the cycle of shame and negative thoughts; mobilize support from your husband or partner, family, and friends; seek and evaluate treatment options; and cope with the disappointment and loss of self-esteem.

About the author

Karen R. Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, an international expert on postpartum depression, is the founder of The Postpartum Stress Center. Her books include Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts and Therapy and the Postpartum Woman.

Valerie Davis Raskin, MD, maintains a private practice in the Chicago area. A former clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, she also cofounded the Pregnancy and Postpartum Treatment Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Norah Tocci is a nonfiction narrator with an incurable curiosity for the human condition and how we put it to use. Norah is in high demand for her warm and credible delivery, and her narration of self-discovery titles is described as "comforting" and "sincere."