THE INTERVIEW // We are back! L & J are having a deeply important conversation with Amy Koppelman writer and director of  A Mouthful Of Air starring Amanda Seyfried and Finn Whitrock. A Mouthful of Air, based on Amy's critically acclaimed 2003 novel of the same name, the story follows Julie's struggle with postpartum depression and with it a suicide attempt, Julies husband and the people in her life attempt to help her but quickly realize that they can't relate to what Julie is going through because they are not living her experience.
 
Postpartum depression is a topic that few want to tackle and bring up, it is an infinitely complex, and can present itself out of nowhere in many women. It's not an easy story but it's an important and heartbreakingly beautiful novel and film.

We also talk about..

• The stigma surrounding asking for help
• The conditioning that women are taught to "just smile" and be "pretty" and "proper" and how that is leading to women being afraid to allow themselves to ask for support
• The pressure that many mothers feel to hold their entire family together while they are simultaneously unraveling themselves
• The shame that women feel surrounding motherhood, and the mental health challenges that come with it
• The struggle that women face in wanting to trust men but being conditioned to always protect themselves, to walk in pairs, to carry pepper spray, to  cross the street, to guard their drinks
• Why society needs to stop making excuses for the actions of men
• How childhood trauma gets carried into our adult lives and how to break the trauma cycle and loop for our own children

A Mouthful of Air The Film
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Resources:
Postpartum Support Society
Crisis Centre and Suicide Prevention BC
Crisis Services Canada
Canada Suicide Prevention Hotline: 833-456-4566
USA National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255