Postpartum Realness
amygdala hijack, motherhood unfiltered, nervous system reset, new mom anger, postpartum rage, postpartum recovery, sensory overload, the nook
May 26, 2025
Postpartum Rage: Why I Felt So Angry After Birth
I didn’t just “get annoyed.” I was experiencing Postpartum Rage, and I snapped. Postpartum. We expect tears, sadness, or baby blues. But what happens when you feel white-hot, heated, hard-to-explain anger? The kind that builds quietly and hits you so hard you don’t recognize yourself. That’s Postpartum Rage, and it’s the side of motherhood almost…