Following her raw and honest 2023 book ‘Life as a Joke,’ that related her emotional struggles, the talented New York author Maria Koval continues her story in the 2024 book, ‘Seasons.’
Here, in a specially arranged interview, Maria speaks frankly about postpartum depression with English author Neil Mach.
In her memoir ‘Seasons’, Maria recounts her struggle with depression during her twin pregnancy and her experiences with postpartum depression after the births.
Seasons describes the author’s journey into and across pregnancy and the additional depression she faced during the postpartum ‘fourth’ trimester. (Maria describes the postpartum, or postnatal period, as the ‘fourth’ trimester.)
This honest account of her highs-and-lows delves into her state-of-mind at the time, and highlights her resilience. Listen to the interview below.
‘Seasons’ is an inspirational story in which Maria’s experiences of profound loneliness, fatigue, emotional volatility, despair, and self-reproach (over her perceived inadequacy as a would-be mother then actual mother) are vividly portrayed.
‘Seasons’ is out now.
This inspiring interview details the author’s experience with postpartum depression, explaining how journaling about her feelings aided her recovery.
Listen to the interview with Maria Koval here>>
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