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Send us Fan Mail In this latest "Quiet Confession," Chelsea takes us through the ninth installment of their postpartum psychiatric series. This episode covers their final inpatient hospitalization at the University of Vermont Medical Center—an experience they describe as the most traumatic and dehumanizing of their entire journey. Chelsea opens up about the physical and mental toll of a mental health crisis, the feeling of being "just a box to be checked" by medical staff, and the agonizing r...
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