Inspirational Series: Daddy Blues (PDF)

Mark Williams led a content life; from aworking-class background, he worked his way up into a promising career and thenmet the love of his life. When his wife Michelle fell pregnant, it seemed asthough everything had fallen into place for them.Except Michelle's labour didn't go well. Shewas forced to undergo a C-section, an experience which deeply traumatised bothof them. And when it was time to take their child home, Michelle seemeddifferent. Gone was the woman that he had fallen in love with, replaced withsomeone who couldn't pull herself out of a deep, dark depression.But it wasn't just Michelle who felt the babyblues. Mark too felt as though he had lost something, succumbing to feelings ofstress, anxiety, and depression. He had never heard of fathers going throughpostnatal depression, but with a baby that wouldn't stop crying and a wife hecould no longer connect with, he felt like he was losing himself more and moreeach day. So he found solace in old habits, and found his escape at the bottomof a bottle. A touching story from a rarely exploredperspective, Daddy Blues tells thetale of a man learning to deal with a problem he never knew he could have.Trigger are proud to announce Theinspirationalseries partner to their innovative Pullingthetrigger range. Theinspirationalseries promotes the idea that mental illness should be talked about freely and without fear. Find out more at www.triggerpublishing.com