TY - BOOK AU - Lewis,Linda AU - Marais,Paula TI - When your blessings don't count: a guide to recognising and overcoming postnatal distress SN - 9781920479046 U1 - 618.76 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Welgemoed, South Africa PB - Metz Press KW - Postpartum depression KW - Motherhood KW - Psychological aspects KW - Childbirth N1 - Bibliography (p. 141-152) N2 - COPING WITH ILLNESS. Postnatal distress is becoming more prevalent and it is estimated that one in three women may suffer from it. Written with profound empathy by a psychologist who not only specialises in PND but has herself suffered from it, this book tells it like it is. Postnatal distress is becoming more prevalent and it is estimated that one in three women may suffer from it. It knows no boundaries and affects women of all ages, religions, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds. But although devastating and debilitating, PND can be overcome. Empowering her readers with pertinent information and wise counsel drawn from her own extensive research as well as the case files of the many women she has counselled, Linda Lewis takes them through the terrifying journey that was hers, and leaves them with a powerful message: you will recover ER -