Supermodel and mom of two, Behati Prinsloo, isn't keeping mum when it comes to her struggle with postpartum depression [1]. In an interview with Today, she opened up about how she felt shortly after giving birth to her now 2-year-old daughter, Dusty Rose [2], and how her husband Adam Levine was the ultimate support system.
"Being a mom has changed me in many ways [3]," she explained. "I had moments of postpartum (depression) after our first baby that I felt like it was coming through. But my husband was so incredibly supportive and always got me out of it. I think it's very normal, though, as a young mom and a new mom to feel helpless and to feel overly emotional, you know."
While Behati wants to normalize women talking about their postbirth struggles [4], she also wants to remind new mothers there's no shame in asking for help. "I think I got lucky not to have it to an extreme case, but you can see yourself spiraling," she explained. "And I think that the message is just that it's never too little to ask for help. So no matter how small your feelings and stress — or whatever it is about being a new mom — there's always help out there and support from family and friends. And I think nobody judges anyone."