Augie: I needed strong mothers and past birthers to hold me, to show me that all of this was ok
Augie is mother and an artist. She lives on Dja Dja Wurrung country where she home schools her two small humans, while also studying a Bachelor of Psychology. She generously and courageously shares her experience of postnatal depression and sheds light on the truth around where these disorders stem from, and what she needed during her second pregnancy and postpartum.
Caroline: I was exhausted, tender, emotional, sensitive, and so in love.
Caroline Clements is an editor, producer and author of Places We Swim where she and her partner Dillon uncover idyllic beaches, pools, waterfalls, lakes, hot springs and gorges for us all to enjoy. When she is not travelling the globe, she lives with Dillon and their son Leo in Sydney, Australia.
Rose: A tale of life lived now, postpartum forever
Rose Louey is an artist, model and mother to a daughter and twin boys. She wrote this essay titled A Tale of Life Lived Now, Postpartum Forever for And Then. Postpartum in June 2022.
Hannah: To have and to be everything
Image and words reproduced with permission from @hannahdebus and her Dear Shrimp: Scenes from new motherhood publication
Joey: On birth, postpartum and gathering her supports
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