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Edward's story
"I have to stop and remind myself of the Dad I aspire to be and my consciousness then naturally shifts to focus on being present and being grateful."
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Dave's story: a dad who recovered from postnatal depression
"All I knew was that there was something wrong about how I was feeling within the first couple of months after our first child. I felt ashamed."
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Israel, NSW
"I'd always wanted to be a great husband and great father. I felt like I was failing terribly at both of those goals. I felt completely miserable."
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Matt, VIC
"Looking back on it, Lisa's post-natal depression was suffered by both of us. From the moment we arrived home with our twin girls from hospital, we were like two children again, except this time with children."
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Ross, NSW
"As a PANDA Community Champion my mission is to raise awareness about perinatal anxiety and depression to ensure what happened to my family never happens to anyone else."
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Wilfred, QLD
Wilfred's story is a reminder that while many of us in the community know that mums can suffer through perinatal anxiety and depression, we shouldn’t forget that dads can be affected too.
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