For many women, the weeks following childbirth are a time of overwhelming joy, love—and exhaustion. But for others, those early days can also bring intense feelings of sadness, guilt, anxiety, or even hopelessness. This is the reality of postpartum depression (PPD), a condition that affects approximately 1 in 8 women in the U.S. Yet despite its prevalence, PPD remains wildly underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and too often dismissed.