Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 362.19876 EAN: 9780446527767 ISBN: 0446527769 Label: Warner Books Manufacturer: Warner Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: May 01, 2001 Publisher: Warner Books Sales Rank: 83200 Studio: Warner Books
Product Description: While the famous Osmond smile beamed for the camera, no one, not even Marie, fully realised the anguish and emptiness that loomed behind the smile. Marie is not alone; more than one-out-of-ten new mothers experiences post-partum depression (PPD) after childbirth. Yet few women seek help due to feelings of shame and guilt, or fear of isolation. After giving birth to her seventh child (four of her children are adopted), Marie became increasingly depressed. One night, she handed over her bank card to her babysitter, got in her car, leaving her family and husband, and drove north - with no intention of returning until she felt she had resolved the crisis. After she went public with her own experiences with PPD on Oprah, the response was overwhelming. Now, Marie shares with readers the fear and darkness of the depression she overcome, and, in collaboration with the doctor who helped her through her ordeal, offers the methods she learned for treating PPD.
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Rating: - PPD
Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum DepressionAs I read marie's book, when she was describing her abuse and excessive weight lost, I kept wondering to myself, where were her parents? She said she was placed in the care of trusted adults but the abuse happened anyway. I couldnt help but think, if she was abused, wouldnt her personality change? and why didnt her parents question the amount of weight she was losing. she looked absolutely anorexic by the last season of D&M in 1979. As marie described her feelings of depression and struggles to make it through just 1 more day, I could absolutely relate to that. I never suffered PPD, but suffered depression from severe empty nest syndrome. The depression I went through made it totally impossible for me to even get out of bed each day. I only have 1 son, who not only moved out but volunteered for a 15 month stint in Iraq. Marie must have an incredible amount ... Read More
Rating: - A Thought Provoking Book!
A must read for all mothers about to be a grandmother. It certainly opened my eyes to the symptoms of postpartum depression, and how to be of help to a daughter, daughter-in-law, or new mother if they have postpartum depression.
I would definitely recommend this book to new fathers, and grandfathers.
I give Marie Osmond much courage by coming out in the open with her problem recognizing that she can be helpful to other mothers who suffer as she has, and realize that there is help for them.
Rating: - Marie's brave story is an inspiring read
Behind the smile is perfect for new moms, especially anyone who has ever suffered from the Baby Blues or Post Partum Depression. Amazingly, Marie was able to inject humor into a story that for the most part is deeply sad. She explains that she does so as a writer because she realizes that those who are reading the book probably need an extra lift, something to lighten the day. I never experienced post partum depression, but having grown up in the 1970s with the Donnie & Marie Show and always thinking how nice it would have been to have been as pretty or as talented as she was and still is, I loved the book. I am always amazed to learn that someone like her has problems, just like the rest of us. I don't mean to say that I ever thought she was perfect. But I wouldn't have thought she felt intimidated by the female guests on the show or that she ever thought she was too fat, etc. It kind of puts things in perspective ... Read More
Rating: - Her journey to PPD but not too much detail of getting out of it
The book was just okay for me. She spent most of the time writing about her experience of being severely depressed and how she was just barely surviving day to day, hour to hour. She seems to be a bit "ANTI" anti-depressants. I would have liked her to spend more time on her journey out of her depression; how it effected her husband and children, and how she was able to heal those relationships (she mentions that her husband and her seperated for 6 months, kind of as a side note). Also, she talks about questioning everything in her life and her motivation behind everything she is and does, but fails to mention any changes in lifestyle that made a difference in her healing process. Was it only her green manure tea, bubble baths with candles, and going on Oprah that healed her??
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