Description:
A healthcare administrator's personal struggle with postpartum mental health exposes systemic failures and demands change.
Brief description: Emily Johnson has a Bachelor's in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from the University of Minnesota. She worked in the healthcare industry for 5+ years before turning her focus to advocacy work. She speaks about maternal mental health at events and conferences nationwide and is a Blue Dot Ambassador through Postpartum Support International.
Review Quotes:
"An approachable and galvanizing wake-up call about serious shortcomings in the U.S. health care system...Johnson's affecting narrative sends a clear message: We have all the tools we need to take action, and there's no excuse to stand by." -Kirkus Reviews
"Emily's first-hand experience, coupled with her professional training as a health care administrator, renders a raw and emotional tale of how (all-too-often) our health care system is unwilling and incapable of supporting the mental health of women during and following pregnancy" -Adrienne Griffen, Executive Director of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance