👁️🔥Motherhood—the supposed symphony of soft lullabies and pastel dreams—can, for some women, descend into a cacophony of horror. Rachael Boyce-Steele’s story isn’t one of neglect or evil—it’s of a mind ambushed by chemistry, hormones, and a merciless illness that the world still refuses to talk about properly. Postpartum psychosis isn’t baby blues with extra tears. It’s hallucinations so vivid that reality fractures. It’s the devil whispering from your reflection. It’s terror painted across love.
👶 The Darkness Nobody Warns You About
Society sells new mothers a fairy tale wrapped in Instagram filters—matching pajamas, glowing skin, “so blessed.” But when psychosis strikes, that narrative burns away, leaving behind a woman unrecognizable even to herself.
Rachael wasn’t “losing it.” She was losing reality. Seeing demons. Hearing voices. Feeling her mind spiral into a war zone that no nursery book covers. And while the headlines scream “monster,” the truth whispers something more painful: she was catastrophically unwell.
Doctors missed it. Systems failed her. Families were too afraid to speak. And when it all collapsed, a child’s death became a grotesque mirror reflecting how little we understand maternal mental health. The tragedy isn’t only what happened—but that it keeps happening.
How many more mothers must break before we stop calling this “rare”?
How many more must beg for help before we admit the system itself is delusional?
💔 Challenges 💔
How do we protect mothers—not just their babies—from the abyss no one warns them about? 🕳️
Should postpartum psychosis screening be as mandatory as a baby’s first health check?
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The most powerful voices and testimonies will be featured in the next issue of the magazine. 🕊️
Chameleon Magazine 
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