Author is a globally popular, award-winning nonfiction writer, with sales of over 425,000 copies in 20 languages.

Study findings while preparing the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association) suggest that up to 13% of women experience postpartum depression, while as many as 75% experience postpartum "blues," with up to 50% of depressive episodes starting during pregnancy.

Excerpts from the book have won the author three writer's residency awards

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