# @meenakshi.sharma.co on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CU2zSMmF4AQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64717819-meenakshisharmaco-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-10-10T17:20:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Meenakshi Sharma | Ottawa • Mom Life • Community • Creative (@meenakshi.sharma.co) — https://gondola.cc/meenakshi.sharma.co

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This is me. And this is Aliza. Captured enjoying our last few solo days before the world went into a panorama shutdown. 

I felt confident within my first couple of months of maternity leave. I was legitimately enjoying the alone time with Aliza, especially because my first maternity leave didn’t start off the way I had hoped for.

Suddenly, with everything that crumbled externally in the world, I felt the internal breakdown at 3 months post-partum. The world didn’t make sense anymore. This second maternity leave took a serious turn. I felt like I lost control. I felt like a disappointment to my toddler at the time. I didn’t feel like me anymore.

What I had hoped to be a “positive” post-partum experience quickly spiralled down a dark hole. I didn’t have a village. And I felt like I failed in so many ways. 

So, today, on #worldmentalhealthday I want to reiterate to all of you that it’s OK to not be OK. It’s OK to recognize when it’s time for an intervention and accepting the need to get help. Life can put us through some very traumatic and unsettling moments. Our mental well-being matters. Don’t let anyone lead you into believing that YOU don’t matter. 

I see you. You matter. Today and everyday. ✨

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