Maren Morris opens up about postpartum depression
By Mark Gray Wonderwall 11:33am PDT, Mar 23, 2022
Maren Morris' mental health is in a good place these days, in large part due to her husband, fellow country singer Ryan Hurd.
In a new chat with People magazine, the "Circles Around This Town" singer said Ryan helped diagnose her with postpartum depression after their son, Hayes Andrew, was born in March 2020 during the very early days of the COVID pandemic.
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"I do check-ins all the time [with] therapy, which I've done for years, and my husband was a huge help diagnosing that too," Maren said. "Sometimes it's just someone really close to you saying, 'Are you OK?' It's so simple, but it kind of snaps you out of whatever fog you're in that you think is normal, but isn't."
Maren's depression started to ease about six months after her son's birth. Still, she admitted to struggling at times during the pandemic, as many did.
"I'm pretty sure everyone in lockdown and this pandemic has had to do a temperature check on their mental health, and maybe it'll become a more perpetual practice going forward because of these two years — I hope it is," the crooner said. "I just think there's not a stigma as much around talking about it and reaching out for help. It's been such an amazing thing to know that I haven't been alone in this, that other women have all been dealing with the same exact fears and anxieties; even just knowing that if I wake up in the middle of the night with a panic attack, I know that I'm not the only one."
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Maren, 31, is adamant that her mental state has improved vastly because of Ryan.
"I wouldn't have made it through with my head this high without him," she said. "This was the most time we had ever spent with each other, and we had a kid, so we were getting to know each other in a deeper way. We definitely got stronger."
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