Honest, sincere, great job Brooke!

Thankfully, I didn't suffer PPD from the recent birth of my son, but I was curious as to what Brooke had been through b/c like Brooke, my husband and I struggled to have our child. It's an interesting, honest, and sometimes humorous glimpse into what Brooke went through after the birth of her daughter. For the reviewer(s) that complain that it's all about Brooke and that she just talks about her own experience...read the title...it's called Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression. Besides, whose story did the reviewer want her to tell? She can only tell what she's been through, not someone else's story. I found myself relating to her in many ways and very much appreciated her honesty.
Thanks Brooke!

Seeing the truth

So many millions of women suffer PPD. In fact depression is a very wide-spread problem in today's competitive society made only worse by the difficult economy we live in. So what makes Brooke Shields so special? Nothing. In fact with all her wealth she can get the therapy and support she needs that MILLIONS of others can never get. It's easy to go tell other people to go get help when you haven't a clue what it's like to not have the money to pay for it. Due to her lack of talent Brooke Shields has struggled greatly to not be just a has-been. She's a former child star who's famous for just being who she is. I felt this book was an attempt to stay famous just like all her constant announcements of her virginity did. When she got too old to continue lying about her virginal status (and there's no question anymore that she did lie about it), she had to find something else. If she didn't she and her horrible movies would have been long forgotten now.

Not What I Expected

I read this book because my sister went through horrible PPD. She even ended up hospitalized. Unlike Brooke my sister did not have the huge amount of financial resources to obtain help or to hire a nanny. I was a bit disappointed with this book because it was all about Brooke Brooke Brooke. I got the sence that she felt she owned pain. I do not blame her too much I guess because when you're rich and famous and treated like royalty your whole life, it's hard to relate to how the everyday person lives. In fact I think Brooke is a very nice person despite her lifelong fame based on her incredible beauty. So I'm not saying anything bad about Brooke Shields herself, I'm just commenting on the fact that her book is not a help book for women suffering PPD. It's just another book about Brooke Shields.