Mothering while having Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The story of how I escaped the prison in my mind

Image by Anna Pritchard on Unsplash

I am so blessed. I have a two-year-old daughter and she is thriving. I am like most mothers now, I have good and bad days. My path in motherhood is calm and quaint. However, for the first year of her life, I painted on a smile like I did makeup to hide the inner turmoil I was experiencing.