--- title: Blog description: Read stories about my journey with careers, motherhood, and mental health. --- [![Rowena Winkler logo](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/hs-fs/hubfs/New-Project-4.png?width=937&height=618&name=New-Project-4.png "Rowena Winkler logo")](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/) Open main menu Close main menu - [Home](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/) - About Open the submenu - [Meet Rowena](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/about-rowena) - [Press](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/press) - [Partnerships](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/partnerships) - [Merch](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/merch) - Services Open the submenu - [Career Coaching](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/career-coaching) - [Astrology](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/astrology) - [Coaching Bundles](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/coaching-bundles) - Community Open the submenu - [Masterclasses](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/masterclasses) - [Free Resources](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/resources) - [Blog](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog) Open the submenu - [Letters from My Postpartum Psychosis](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/letters-from-my-postpartum-psychosis) # Blog Select Category mother motherhood anxiety mental health mental illness postpartum postpartum psychosis postpartum support international mindfulness reflection Lindsay Mack Sheppard Pratt academia birthday career change career pivot evolution family fertility issues infertility leaving academia theater 8 affirmations career coaching dancing fertility clinic loss magic manifestation meditation musical theater new years goals numerology pregnancy rituals seasons spoken word tarot yoga CBT DBT Haloperidol Trazodone akathisia alignment art therapy astrology authentic alignment authentically aligned messaging authenticity avatar: the last airbender breakthrough cancer communication communication student community building creativity day hospital death delusions employee spotlight entrepreneurship fall father hallucinations highly sensitive person integration intention setting intern internship intuitive marketing leo season lion's gate portal marketing messaging music therapy new moon new year oracle cards parenting partial hospitalization program postpartum psychosis recovery recovery reframing spiritual awakening storytelling team member introduction tedx tedx talk university of maryland virgo season ![ Feature image for ‘Postpartum Psychosis: Realities, Resources, & Reframing the Narrative,’ showing a woman holding a baby in a sunlit field of pink flowers, surrounded by delicate pink butterflies and soft gray-green tones.](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/hubfs/Reframing%20PPP.png) [postpartum,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum) [postpartum psychosis,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-psychosis) [postpartum support international,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-support-international) [ppp,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/ppp) [lindsay clancy,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/lindsay-clancy) [psi,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/psi) [ppp task force](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/ppp-task-force) ### [Postpartum Psychosis: Realities, Resources, & Reframing the Narrative](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/ppp-realities-resources-reframing) *A moment of complete vulnerability...* [Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/author/dr-rowena-winkler) [Read More](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/ppp-realities-resources-reframing) ![Letter 5 From My Postpartum Psychosis | Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/hubfs/Blog%20Posts/Letters%20from%20My%20PPP%20-%205.png) [anxiety,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/anxiety) [mother,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mother) [motherhood,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/motherhood) [postpartum,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum) [mental health,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [postpartum psychosis,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-psychosis) [mental illness,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-illness) [postpartum support international,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-support-international) [Sheppard Pratt,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/sheppard-pratt) [art therapy,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/art-therapy) [music therapy,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/music-therapy) [recovery,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/recovery) [postpartum psychosis recovery](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-psychosis-recovery) ### [Letter #5: My Future in Recovery and Beyond](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-5-my-future-in-recovery-and-beyond) This is the fifth and final letter of a series recounting my experience with postpartum psychosis. To read the other letters and learn more about my intention behind this series, you can go to [this page here](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/letters-from-my-postpartum-psychosis).  [Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/author/dr-rowena-winkler) [Read More](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-5-my-future-in-recovery-and-beyond) ![My Second Stay & Day Hospital Program | Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/hubfs/Blog%20Posts/Letters%20from%20My%20PPP%20-%20Day%204.png) [anxiety,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/anxiety) [mother,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mother) [motherhood,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/motherhood) [postpartum,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum) [mental health,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [postpartum psychosis,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-psychosis) [mental illness,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-illness) [postpartum support international,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-support-international) [Sheppard Pratt,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/sheppard-pratt) [day hospital,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/day-hospital) [partial hospitalization program,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/partial-hospitalization-program) [Haloperidol,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/haloperidol) [Trazodone,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/trazodone) [CBT,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/cbt) [DBT](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/dbt) ### [Letter #4: My Second Stay & Day Hospital Program](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-4-my-second-stay-and-day-hospital-program) This is the fourth of a series of letters recounting my experience with postpartum psychosis. To read the other letters and learn more about my intention behind this series, you can go to [this page here](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/letters-from-my-postpartum-psychosis).  [Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/author/dr-rowena-winkler) [Read More](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-4-my-second-stay-and-day-hospital-program) ![Letter 3 from my Postpartum Psychosis | Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/hubfs/Blog%20Posts/Letters%20from%20My%20PPP.png) [anxiety,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/anxiety) [mother,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mother) [motherhood,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/motherhood) [postpartum,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum) [mental health,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [postpartum psychosis,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-psychosis) [mental illness,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-illness) [postpartum support international,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-support-international) [highly sensitive person,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/highly-sensitive-person) [akathisia,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/akathisia) [Sheppard Pratt](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/sheppard-pratt) ### [Letter #3: My First Discharge from the Hospital](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-3-my-first-discharge-from-the-hospital) This is the third of a series of letters recounting my experience with postpartum psychosis. To read the other letters and learn more about my intention behind this series, you can go to [this page here](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/letters-from-my-postpartum-psychosis).  [Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/author/dr-rowena-winkler) [Read More](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-3-my-first-discharge-from-the-hospital) ![Letter #2: My First Stay | Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/hubfs/Blog%20Posts/Letter%202%20PPP.png) [mother,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mother) [motherhood,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/motherhood) [postpartum,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum) [mental health,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [postpartum psychosis,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-psychosis) [mental illness,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-illness) [hallucinations,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/hallucinations) [postpartum support international,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-support-international) [avatar: the last airbender,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/avatar-the-last-airbender) [delusions](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/delusions) ### [Letter #2: My First Stay](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-2-my-first-stay) This is the second of a series of letters recounting my experience with postpartum psychosis. To read the other letters and learn more about my intention behind this series, you can go to [this page here](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/letters-from-my-postpartum-psychosis).  [Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/author/dr-rowena-winkler) [Read More](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-2-my-first-stay) ![Letter #1: My Arrival | Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/hubfs/Blog%20Posts/Letter%201%20-%20My%20Arrival.png) [mother,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mother) [pregnancy,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/pregnancy) [motherhood,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/motherhood) [postpartum,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum) [mental health,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [postpartum psychosis,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-psychosis) [mental illness,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/mental-illness) [postpartum support international](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/postpartum-support-international) ### [Letter #1: My Arrival](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/letter-1-my-arrival) This is the first of a series of letters recounting my experience with postpartum psychosis. 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I wanted to share some info on WTF this even means, and provide some ritual suggestions so you can take advantage of this super potent energy.  [Dr. Rowena Winkler](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/author/dr-rowena-winkler) [Read More](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/lions-gate-portal) ![Dr. Rowena Winkler | How to Spread Authentically Aligned Messaging](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/hubfs/Feature%20Images/Authentically%20Aligned%20Messaging%20Blog%20Post.png) [authentically aligned messaging,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/authentically-aligned-messaging) [community building,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/community-building) [tedx,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/tedx) [intuitive marketing,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/intuitive-marketing) [authentic alignment,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/authentic-alignment) [authenticity,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/authenticity) [alignment,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/alignment) [manifestation,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/manifestation) [messaging,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/messaging) [marketing,](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/marketing) [tedx talk](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/tag/tedx-talk) ### [How to Spread Authentically Aligned Messaging](https://www.rowenawinkler.com/blog/how-to-spread-authentically-aligned-messaging) Hello friends. 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