Postpartum depression affects 15% of women, disproportionately impacting Black mothers, yet it remains taboo. After giving birth, Dola Posh felt isolated and ashamed. She shared, “I buried my head in shame, I just felt so much shame because it’s like I’m not even a good mother. I don’t have the strength to be a mother.” Dola was persuaded to see a therapist, who encouraged her to use her camera. Dola turned her camera on herself, creating a breathtakingly raw series of self-portraits that capture her journey. She said, “I want a world where Black mothers don’t have to carry so much burden and feel like they have to go through that journey alone and I want them to look in the media and see a reflection of themselves trying to make things work.” ❤️
Bravo Dola Posh for breaking your shame and telling your story so beautifully. It takes courage. Lots of courage. Bravo for showing that although shame feels ever powerful it is as fragile as glass. Shame can’t survive when you shine a light on it and share it with others.
Dola Posh’s story is a powerful reminder of the healing that comes when we confront our struggles head-on and transform pain into purpose. Her journey highlights the unique and often overlooked challenges Black mothers face, especially in navigating postpartum depression, a condition too often dismissed or stigmatized. We need more spaces, stories, and support systems that validate these experiences and dismantle the shame surrounding maternal mental health. As Dola beautifully shows us, when we turn the lens on our truth, we heal ourselves and create a reflection for others to find strength.
Brave lady. It’s not understood enough and certainly not acknowledged or empathised with… it can be rough… ❤️🩹
We have failed mothers big time in modern society. No one is there to mother the new mother, to welcome her into the mystery of love and devotion mixed with anxiety and fear. Becoming a mother is a painful metamorphosis that requires tender and loving nurturing care. How very brave of Dola to share her experience to bring light to this issue.
Ich habe einige Jahre mit Müttern mit postpartaler Depression gearbeitet. Ein wirklich unglaublich vernachlässigtes Thema. Es gibt ein, wie ich finde, sehr gutes Buch von Brooke Shields in dem sie ihren Weg beschreibt "Down came the rain" Diese Frauen müssen einfach erfahren, dass sie nicht allein sind.
There is beauty in rawness…..I rememember telling other mothers about my post partum, and I was only met with love….we need to talk about it more.
Music Therapy will help combat post partum depression.
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A very courageous lady!
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6hThis is so true more research need to be done. 10 years after birth I still feel a part of me was lost and found never