{"id":58423,"date":"2023-05-22T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemomcom.bigscoots-staging.com\/blog\/mom-with-how-motherhood-gave-woman-with-persistent-depression-purpose\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T22:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T22:51:10","slug":"mom-with-how-motherhood-gave-woman-with-persistent-depression-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/lifestyle\/mom-with-how-motherhood-gave-woman-with-persistent-depression-purpose","title":{"rendered":"How Motherhood Gave Purpose to a Woman Struggling With Persistent Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Our monthly column <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/series\/mom-with\">MOM WITH<\/a> aims to redefine what it means to be a &quot;normal&quot; mother by focusing on how it feels to live with a developmental or mental disorder. 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