Comforting Postpartum Depression Quotes

Quotes From Personal Experiences With Postpartum Depression

1. “Do I wish I had never endured postpartum depression? Absolutely. But to deny the experience is to deny who I am.” –Bryce Dallas Howard
2. “Postpartum depression makes a woman feel like she is in the grip of something dreaded and dark, and it’s scary. . . but she’s likely because she can’t explain it!” –Judy Dippel
3. “Honestly, sometimes I still think I have to deal with [postpartum depression]. I think people need to talk about it more because it’s almost like the fourth trimester, it’s part of the pregnancy. I remember one day, I couldn’t find Olympia’s bottle and I got so upset I started crying… because I wanted to be perfect for her.” –Serena Williams
4. “It had been quite a difficult pregnancy — I hadn’t been very well throughout it — so by the time William arrived it was a great relief because it was all peaceful again, and I was well for a time. Then I was unwell with postnatal depression, which no one ever discusses, postnatal depression, you have to read about it afterwards, and that in itself was a bit of a difficult time. You’d wake up in the morning feeling you didn’t want to get out of bed, you felt misunderstood and just very, very low in yourself. … I received a great deal of treatment, but I knew in myself that actually what I needed was space and time to adapt to all the different roles that had come my way. I knew I could do it, but I needed people to be patient and give me the space to do it.” –Diana, Princess of Wales
5. “I thought I was going to avoid postpartum depression. When I gave birth, the doctor told me about postpartum, and I was like, ‘Well, I’m doing good right now, I don’t think that’s going to happen.’ But out of nowhere, the world was heavy on my shoulders.” –Cardi B
6. “I gained a lot of weight during my pregnancy, and I think I did go through postpartum depression. I was trying to stay positive when it felt like my whole world had flipped upside down. Creating a human takes a toll on women’s bodies. Sometimes we don’t give ourselves enough love or patience about that.” –Danielle Brooks
7. “I didn’t have postpartum [depression] the first time, so I didn’t understand it because I was like, ‘I feel great!’ The second time, I was like, ‘Oh, whoa, I see what people talk about now. I understand.’ It’s a different type of overwhelming with the second. I really got under the cloud.” –Drew Barrymore
8. “I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my son, and it frightened me. … My knowledge of postpartum — or postnatal, as we call it in England — is that you don’t want to be with your child; you’re worried you might hurt your child; you’re worried you weren’t doing a good job. But I was obsessed with my child. I felt very inadequate; I felt like I’d made the worst decision of my life. … It can come in many different forms.” –Adele

Quotes From Moms About the Highs and Lows of Motherhood

9. “Motherhood: The only place you can experience heaven and hell at the same time.” –Anonymous
10. “Bad moments don’t make bad mamas.” –Lysa Terkeurst
11. “Postpartum is a quest back to yourself. Alone in your body again. You will never be the same, you are stronger than you were.” –Amethyst Joy
12. “There will be so many times you feel like you’ve failed. But in the eyes, heart and mind of your child, you are super mom.” –Stephanie Precourt
13. “Enjoy every single moment. The good, the bad, the beautiful, the not-so-glamorous moments. And thank God through it all.” –Meghan Matt
14. “Having kids is wonderful, and life changing, and rarely what you’re prepared for. I love my children more than anything in the world. But like a lot of women, I too struggled with postpartum depression after my first baby was born. I got help, and made it through, and every day since has been the best gift I could ever have asked for. To those of you going through this, know that you’re not alone and that it really does get better.” –Sarah Michelle Gellar

Quotes About the Importance of Mothers 

15. “Mothers reflect God’s loving presence on earth.” –William R. Webb
16. “A little girl, asked where her home was, replied, ‘where mother is.’” –Keith L. Brooks
17. “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” –George Washington

Quotes About Having Courage

18. “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you’ll ever know.” –A.A. Milne
19. “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
20. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” –Nora Ephron
21. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” –Laura Stavoe Harm
22. “It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you don’t stop.” –Confucius
23. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” –Helen Keller
24. “Courage allows the successful woman to fail – and to learn powerful lessons from the failure – so that in the end, she didn’t fail at all.” –Maya Angelou

Hopeful Quotes for Postpartum Depression

25. “It will get better and it will get worse. As so long as you have a beating heart in your chest, the sun will come up tomorrow and you will get to try again.” –Jamie Lynn Hutchings
26. “Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and Happiness ahead-A lot of it.” –Jeffrey R Holland
27. “Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” –Leonard Cohen
28. “It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed.” –Doe Zantamata
29. “The place of true healing is a fierce place. It’s a giant place. It’s a place of monstrous beauty and endless dark and glimmering light. And you have to work really, really, really hard to get there, but you can do it.” –Cheryl Strayed
30. “Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” –Christopher Reeve

Finding a Therapist for Postpartum Depression

If you’re experiencing postpartum depression, you don’t have to go through it on your own. Depression treatment, whether through therapy or medication, can make a huge difference in how you feel.

You can start by talking to your doctor about a referral to a mental health professional. You can also explore online therapy platforms for depression like Talkspace, or an online therapist directory to find a licensed therapist who specializes in postpartum depression. These platforms offer convenient access to therapy from the comfort of your home, which is an important option for new parents.