Sarah Michelle Gellar Opens up about her Experience with Postpartum Depression: ‘I Made It Through!’

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Sarah Michelle has some experience with postpartum depression and she openly spoke about her battle with the disease

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Jimmy Kimmel isn’t the only star using his platform to talk about his health.

Sarah Michelle Geller also recently took to Instagram to share her battle with postpartum depression with the caption,

“Having kids is wonderful, and life changing, and rarely what you’re prepared for. I love my children more than anything in the world. But like a lot of women, I too struggled with postpartum depression after my first baby was born. I got help and made it through, and every day since has been the best gift I could ever have asked for.”

Having kids is wonderful, and life changing, and rarely what you’re prepared for. I love my children more than anything in the world. But like a lot of women, I too struggled with postpartum depression after my first baby was born. I got help, and made it through, and every day since has been the best gift I could ever have asked for. To those of you going through this, know that you’re not alone and that it really does get better. And if you believe that postpartum depression should be covered by healthcare, please take a moment and go to callmecongress.com today, find your rep’s numbers and let them know. #NotAPreExistingCondition
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Gellar concluded her message with a call to action,

“To those of you going through this, know that you’re not alone and that it really does get better. And if you believe that postpartum depression should be covered by healthcare, please take a moment and go to callmycongress.com today, find your rep’s numbers and let them know. #NotAPreExistingCondition.”

The actress and her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., also share 4-year-old son Rocky.

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Other Celebs also talk about their depression experience!

Gellar isn’t the first celebrity to open up about her battle with postpartum depression.

Celebrities including Adele, Chrissy Teigen, Hayden Panettiere, and Courteney Cox are among the many others who’ve spoken out.

Adele said,

“I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my son [Angelo], and it frightened me.”

Chrissy Teigen opened up about her battle with postpartum depression after giving birth to her daughter Luna.

Teigen told Glamour Magazine,

“I have postpartum depression. How can I feel this way when everything is so great,”

Short Bio on Sarah Michelle:

Sarah Michelle Gellar is an actress, producer, and entrepreneur from America. She is best known for her role in the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

After being spotted by an agent at the age of four in New York City, he made her acting debut in the made-for-TV movie An Invasion of Privacy (1983). Gellar went on to appear in numerous television series and commercials. Her first leading part was in the 1992 miniseries Swans Crossing. More Bio…

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