Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP)

21/11/2025

🎅 Christmas cards that make a difference!

🎄Buy your Christmas cards this year from www.bit.ly/APPcards and we'll receive a donation with every purchase.

😍There are hundreds of designs to pick from, including some exclusively designed for APP. You can add photos, personalised messages and even games.

💌Choose individual cards, packs of cards or e-cards - and send direct to the recipient or to yourself.

💜Every card helps raise funds and awareness. Every card makes a difference. Thank you.

20/11/2025

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18/11/2025

*Tomorrow 8pm* Join our friendly peer support group for dads and co-parents who have 'been there' through postpartum psychosis. Listen, ask questions, share 💬

APP dads and co-parents social / café group
🗓 Every 3rd Wednesday of the month
⏰ Time: 8-9pm
📲 Where? Online on Zoom. Drop in here: bit.ly/PARTNERMEET
📩 Questions? Email Simon: simon@app-network.org

15/11/2025

Would you like to chat with others about your postpartum psychosis experience? We have lots of friendly and relaxed APP café groups taking place over the next few weeks across the UK, in person and online.

Our next London group is Saturday 22nd November, 11.00am-1.00pm (in person, London).

Our UK wide café group is Thursday 27th November, 7.30pm-9pm (online, via Zoom).

Lots more upcoming locations and dates are listed on our website too.

📲 To find out more, direct message us or email app@app-network.org.

🔗 You can also book online via the link in our bio:

We look forward to chatting with you soon 💜

11/11/2025

"You don’t know how capable you are until being capable is all you can be. This was my biggest lesson reflecting back on the family crisis we faced last year with postpartum psychosis."

Read on for an update from fundraiser Ross on his epic Ultra challenge. Ross has raised £9,050 for APP! A huge congratulations.

"The 63km Ultra was more than just a run, crossing that finish line was my message to any mum, dad and family out there who’s world feels like it’s been shattered to pieces by the severe mental illness that postpartum psychosis is, that there is still light in the darkness. She will come back to you. Your family will be whole again. Happiness and trust in this life can be found again. Do not give up hope, do not quit, keep showing up.

Although our story has had a happy ending, the unfortunate reality especially in this country without Mother Baby Units is that we will continue to lose the lives of mums to this severe mental illness and families will continue to be broken apart by the strain the effects PP has on relationships. The knock on effects it has on partners can also result in losing lives. I know first hand the effects it had on my own mental health and the year of PTSD and insomnia I suffered, and that was even with the help and support of healthcare professionals. All of the above is what drove me to turn Pain to Purpose.

All we can do until government support takes action, is raise awareness and get behind charities like to help them reach families in need before it’s too late.

I’ll never be able to thank the inner circle of people in our lives enough who have given unconditional support to me and the girls throughout the darkest of times and in recovery. Always showing up via regular messages or in person, without being asked, whether it’s convenient for them or not, that is the true definition of friendship and family. To see those people at the finish line was the icing on the cake (plus Gaz, Kay & the Hanks fam across the pond virtually) we love you all 💜

The man behind the camera is also one of those people aswell, but someone’s got to take the shots 📸"

11/11/2025

Three APP guides – Planning pregnancy: a guide for women at high risk of postpartum psychosis (PP); PP: a guide for partners; and Recovery after PP – are available in Arabic, Polish, Slovak and Urdu.

Find out more and download them for free here: https://ow.ly/uiKW50UTaEr

11/11/2025

New! Black Mums group for postpartum psychosis support 💜

Are you a Black mum who has experienced psychosis after having a baby? You're not alone.

Join Rachel, APP’s peer supporter, and other APP volunteers who’ve recovered from postpartum psychosis and are here to support you.

🗓 Friday 21st November
🕢 7.30 – 8.30pm (on Zoom)
📅 Then every third Friday of the month (19 Dec, 16 Jan)

🔗 Book online: https://bookwhen.com/apppeersupportgroups/e/ev-szvpj-20251121193000
📧 Or email for info: rachelr@app-network.org

08/11/2025

The Royal Photographic Society, featuring APP ambassador and trustee Catherine Cho.
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This is Carolyn Mendelsohn and over the next two days, I’ll be taking over the RPS Instagram feed in collaboration with the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA). I’ll be sharing portraits, stories, and glimpses behind the scenes from my new body of work created for the exhibition and book:⁠
This is Also Motherhood: Portraits of Mental Health, Strength and Survival.⁠
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This series explores the often unseen and unspoken experiences of motherhood – stories that are sometimes hidden by shame or silence. Earlier this year, I was invited by MMHA to work with ten incredible women to bring these stories to light.⁠
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Introducing Catherine. – A story of postpartum psychosis. ⁠
“I now think of psychosis as a spark – Carrying the light of all things, all the stories of the past – and it took just one spark to set it aflame.”⁠
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1 – Portrait⁠
2 – Still life of significant objects from Catherine’s story ⁠
3.- Letter⁠
4- Short Section of Catherine’s audio with images. ⁠
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Together, we co-created portraits that show each woman as she is now - taking up space with power, vulnerability, and hope. Alongside each portrait, there’s a second image that reflects the woman’s mental health journey; a still life, a symbolic moment within their story. We worked to find a way to represent their truth with care and sensitivity. I recorded interviews with each participant, shaping them into short audio pieces that can be heard in the exhibition and online ⁠
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The exhibition This is Also Motherhood will be at Phillips, 30 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, and open to the public on:⁠
14th & 17th November, 10am–6pm⁠
18th November, 10am–12pm⁠

https://www.instagram.com/royalphotographicsociety/

07/11/2025

🏃‍♀️ A massive thank you to the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Team, who took on a huge Miles for Mums and Babies Challenge for APP during October.

Together, the team covered 750 miles and raised more than £2,000! The team loved taking part, and they've been inspired to take on even more challenges as a result of it.

💜 Thank you! See their fundraiser here: www.justgiving.com/team/pmhtapp

07/11/2025

Repost from APP volunteer Chris on Instagram: "On Saturday 8th November, my wife and I will be completing a 160ft bungee jump at Bray Lake in Windsor.

This will be our third fundraiser now, with all donations being split 50/50 between our Bournemouth MBU and so they can both continue with the incredible and often unrecognised work that they do.

If watching me scream like a high pitched toddler makes you smile - or if you just want to support a good cause - please consider donating via the link in my bio.

We know that times are tough right now, so even if you can't donate, just reading and sharing our page to help spread awareness goes a long way 💜"

Good luck Natalie and Chris!

Follow Chris for updates: https://www.instagram.com/wasley_postpartumpsychosis/

06/11/2025

🌟 Ready for a challenge in 2026? 🌟

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Browse the challenges here: www.app-network.org/get-involved-with-app/take-on-a-challenge-to-fundraise-for-app 💪

Sign up to any event and get a FREE APP running vest or t-shirt, a fundraising pack, and lots of support and encouragement throughout your training and fundraising! 🎽🏅

Contact us at fundraising@app-network.org to secure your place today and help make a difference 📧

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