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Jessica Cuomo recently published her memoir, A Dance in the DSM: My Tango with Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and OCD. Her memoir is a mixture of Bringing Up Bebe, I Heart My Little A-Holes, “The Yellow WallPaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression by Brooke Shields. It is a story of hope that mixes the humor of parenting with the horrors of developing a mental health crisis and living with the rare disorder: postpartum OCD.

This memoir follows the author through the beginning of her first pregnancy (when she developed peripartum anxiety), through her postpartum experience (when she was diagnosed with postpartum OCD), and throughout her subsequent full recovery (with medication and professional help). She spares no embarrassing detail, including a first person perspective of her nervous breakdown. In an irreverent and humorous voice, Jessica highlights the lack of resources, isolation, and the pressures that new mothers face, and takes readers on her journey to health and happiness.

A Dance Reviews

"There are elements all moms can relate to in A Dance in the DSM- the excitement and nervousness of becoming a mother, the other worldly experience of labor, the marvel of new motherhood, and the challenges that follow. There are also harrowing elements of Jessica’s story that go beyond what many women experience, but which all women should be aware of, as post-partum is far from uncommon. Jessica’s transparency with her journey brings awareness to this all too common struggle, while also destigmatizing it and its treatment with humor."

- Azure Moyna

Author of Fullness

“...an engaging authorial voice”

- Carol Killman Rosenberg

Writer, Editor, and Book Coach

“This book is a funny, poignant and timely wake up call to the vital issue of postpartum depression and its treatment. Jessica leads us through the onset, progression and recovery of this serious medical event, as well as the likelihood of full recovery. It also points to the difficulty of patients and their support system in separating normal "baby blues" from the more severe biological illness.”

- Dr. Peter Mohrer, M.D

Former Instructor

Yale School of Medicine

Published Articles

Dear Working Mom, Drop the Guilt - Her View From HomeTo the working mom who worries about going back to work: drop the guilt and trust you know what's best for your family.

4 Ways to Free Yourself from Working Mom Guilt - Morning LazzinessDo we need the Working Mom Guilt if we are building our children’s character and resilience by working? Free Yourself from Working Mom Guilt

Neutralize Your Children’s Warzone: Six Helpful Strategies - Morning LazzinessGive some of these strategies a try to see if you can use your inner “parenting zone” to neutralize your children’s war zone.

5 Ideas to Help Working Moms De-Stress - Morning LazzinessNo matter the method Working Moms use to De-Stress, the important thing is that you take extra care of yourself while working from home.