Story
When my daughter was two weeks old, I was hospitalized due to postpartum psychosis. I was in a psych ward for five days and, due to COVID, I was not allowed to visit with her at all during that period. Action on Postpartum Psychosis is a UK-based support network for women who have experienced postpartum psychosis. One of their projects is advocating for "Mother and Baby Units" that allow women to receive mental health treatment without being separated from their babies. To raise funds and awareness, I am walking 100 miles: the round-trip distance it would have taken for my daughter and I to see each other once a day during my hospital stay. I'm hoping to walk as many of those miles as possible with others (whether in person or over the phone) to hear their postpartum/perinatal stories and gain strength from each other!