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May 2021
38m 11s

Brooke Shields Struggle For Sanity

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From May 4, 2005: Actress Brooke Shields, author of Down Came The Rain, reveals for the first time her real-life nightmare and battle with postpartum depression. Brooke describes the resulting mental collapse after she gave birth to her daughter Rowan, and talks about using medication to treat her depression.

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