Kristina Frost is a new mom who lives in San Francisco with her five month old daughter and husband. Kristina and I chat just a few weeks before she is due to head back to work at Twitter as she nears the end of her maternity leave.

Kristina shares that she was more cognizant of the possibility of experiencing postpartum depression since she already suffers from premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a much more severe version of PMS.

But even though she was prepared, when symptoms of postpartum depression began, she was reassured by those around her that it wasn’t depression. So she put off getting help until the negative and dark thoughts she was having became overwhelming.

Kristina also talks about how this experience brought some insight into decisions her own mother made when Kristina was young.

This is the second postpartum focused episode I’ve recorded, though most of my guests have touched on their own experience with PPD. But check out episode 15 with Laura Courrau for more on this topic.

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