Things That Helped: On Postpartum Depression is a deeply honest and insightful collection of personal essays exploring the author's experience with postpartum depression (PPD). Jessica Friedmann frames her exploration not as a memoir of illness, but as a search for the small, concrete things—from art and friendship to specific routines—that provided comfort and solace during her recovery. While not a children's book, this work offers a valuable, empathetic perspective on mental health struggles for mature readers, discussing the difficulty of early motherhood with candor and grace. It is a powerful, beautifully written meditation on fragility, recovery, and the resilience of the human spirit.
