Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartem Depression

After the birth of her seventh child, Marie Osmond became increasingly depressed. She and the seven children were moving house, her husband was working on a big project in another state and she was anxious about how she would lose weight and cope with going back to her job as a talk-show host for the Donny and Marie Show after the birth. Finally one evening she left her family. taking two credit cards, she drove away thinking she would never return. Behind the Smile is Marie Osmond’s honest and moving account of her journey out of depression and of the private pain behind her public persona. As Marie recounts her experience of PPD, we also get an inside view of what life was like for her growing up as one of the Osmonds. For Marie, it was about always being compliant, and no matter what smiling through. Readers will also learn about the tests for PPD, where to find medical treatment and what safe, natural therapies and diet guidelines can help rebalance the body’s hormones.