#616 Postpartum Bipolar w/Psychosis - Jessica Ekhoff

Jessica Ekhoff is an attorney who, after giving birth to her first child, was diagnosed with postpartum bipolar. She talks about her psychosis which led to a stay at an inpatient facility and how she’s since stabilized and gotten back to her life.  The pre-order page for Jessica’s book Super Sad Unicorn: A Memoir of Mania: https://jessica-ekhoff.presale.manuscripts.com/ Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/ The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: https://mchb.hrsa.gov/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline Support Our Sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com   WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 Spread the word via social media.  It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod  Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod    Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal or Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.