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""A brave and lyrical exploration of motherhood and mental health . . . as terrifying as it is riveting."" --Susannah Cahalan, NYT bestselling author of Brain on Fire Early motherhood is supposed to be joyous, but for Aaisha Alvi those early days were ruined by terrifying thoughts about her baby and family. Her experience was the antithesis of everything she had ever been told about motherhood, far beyond the trials of breastfeeding or putting her baby to sleep. Aaisha did recover and began to enjoy motherhood. She was thrilled when she fell pregnant again. Sadly, that pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, and the psychosis returned. This time, however, she was blindsided by the unimaginable: voices urged her to stab her daughter and to harm innocent people. Aaisha felt evil, worthy of taking her own life. But each time she sought medical help, she was turned away. With unflinching honesty, Aaisha takes listeners beyond the vitriol and blame that is flung at women suffering from postpartum psychosis--particularly women of color. Hers is a clarion call for increased awareness of a condition that need never result in tragedy.

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Aaisha Alvi is a postpartum psychosis awareness advocate. She volunteers with various maternal mental health organizations, including Postpartum Support International. Wendy Davis is the Democratic candidate for governor in Texas. She represents Fort Worth and surrounding cities in the Texas senate and previously served on the Fort Worth City Council. In June 2013 she held a historic filibuster to block legislation that would create harsh abortion restrictions on Texas women. Jeed Saddy is a mother of four who studied voice-over and improv in San Francisco and now resides in the Los Angeles area.

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