"I Woke Up Postpartum and Thought I Was a Pop Star": Surviving Postpartum Psychosis - Sarah’s Story

What happens when severe birth trauma triggers postpartum psychosis? In this episode of Quiet Connection, host Chelsea Myers speaks with registered nurse Sarah Savage about her intense journey through an emergency premature birth, cord prolapse, preeclampsia, and subsequent battles with postpartum psychosis, mania, depression, and PTSD. Sarah offers an unfiltered look into her experience inside a general psychiatric unit just 12 days postpartum, the challenges of pumping and recovering from a C-section without proper maternal care, and how she eventually found healing and advocacy. 🔔 Subscribe to Quiet Connection for authentic, stigma-free conversations on perinatal mental health, birth trauma, and parenting.