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293: What if you believed your son was possessed?

2023/10/10
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Olivia's childhood was marked by instability and trauma, leading to chronic depression. After giving birth, she experienced severe postpartum symptoms, including mania and depression, which escalated to psychosis.

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A chaotic upbringing leaves a woman with chronic depression, but after the birth of her first child, she enters a new level of chaos from which she struggles to return.  

Today's episode featured Olivia Armond. You can find her on Instagram @the_redheaded_alaskan and on Facebook at facebook.com/olivia.boldt.12). 

Olivia also wanted to share some links to resources for those needing postpartum support generally and specific resources for postpartum psychosis:

Postpartum Support International (PSI): postpartum.net/)

Health Unlocked: healthunlocked.com)

Action On Postpartum Psychosis: instagram.com/actiononpp)

**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock

Content/Trigger Warnings:  domestic violence, domestic abuse, self-harm, suicide attempt, psychosis, post-partum depression, mention of infanticide, mention of murder, explicit language

 

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Intro Music: ""Illabye" – Tipper

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