Season 2 Episode 11 I recently found out that an old friend of mine actually tried to commit suicide because she had postpartum depression. But it was Allah’s mercy that saved her. Stay tuned to listen to her amazing story. Assalamu Alaikum and welcome to the Mentally Fit Muslims podcast. I’m your host, Saba Malik. Today I’m talking to a friend of mine Afifa about postpartum depression, and how ultimately Allah is the one who’s in charge and who can really help us. Remember to visit my podcast website www.MentallyFitMuslims.org and you can sign up for my email list there. So anytime I post a new episode, you get an update. Alright, let’s get started. Host: Asalaamu alaikum Afifa! How are you doing? Afifa: I’m doing well. How are you? Host: Alhumdulillah. It’s my first I think, a friend, a person that I know from my past from a long time ago that I’m having on. So it’s, it’s new and it feels a little bit different also. Let’s see what happens. Yes. So I did a fundraiser, I think like a month ago. And during that, I found out that you had postpartum depression. Yeah. So what can you tell us? Where do you want to start? I know, let’s just jump in. Afifa: Yeah, let’s just jump in. Sure. So this happened with me at my with my second girl [click the player above to listen to the full episode]. Please consider donating to the “Mentally Fit Muslims” podcast to help cover the operating costs and sustain this valuable resource for Muslims dealing with mental health issues. To support, please visit https://tinyurl.com/56kbsc7m Check out my resources below: Get my eBook “How to Manage Depression With Islam” on Amazon Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/8axjut5 Get my eBook “Blessed with Bipolar” here: https://sabamalik.com/blessed-with-bipolar-2/ To book a support session with me, click here: https://sabamalik.com/support-2/ Check out my social accounts here: Instagram: www.instagram.com/mentallyfitmuslims Facebook: www.facebook.com/MentallyFitMuslims YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/5bbbtwmd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mentally.fit.muslims?lang=en — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mentallyfitmuslims/support