Dear Scarlet

I love graphic novels, I love psychology, and I love a good intersection of the two. And this one did it extremely well! I had not read nearly enough about postpartum depression, in my psych undergrad it's mentioned maybe once in passing? Like many, many psychiatric things. But I digress. Mental health is always something we can talk about more andas Wong illustrates here, there is a push for women to just “bounce back” after pregnancy that is really absurd. So, this is really, really great for a basic understanding of what it could be like for someone experiencing PPD (although everyone's experience is different) and how to support them. And, also, just to not be flippant and rude to anyone who mentions they might be experiencing something like PPD.