Proxy Mom: My Experience with Postpartum Depression

(W) Sophie Adriansen (A) Mathou. A graphic novel that explores postpartum depression. A story of reconstruction and resilience. Marietta and Chuck* madly in love* are expecting a baby. But childbirth marks the end of the fairy tale. Zoe's birth didn't go as Marietta imagined* and the maternal instinct is slow to manifest itself. While she no longer recognizes her body* Marietta feels herself losing her footing in the face of this vulnerable baby for whom she is now responsible. Will she manage to feel like a mother? to love her baby? to stop thinking that a proxy mom would do better than her? A lightly humored but realist viewpoint on a problem experienced by a significant number of new mothers* with an insight on how to overcome it.