Advocacy: Here's to 10 years, 2020 Mom

9/1/2021

2020 Mom is celebrating 10 years of support and advocating mamas and spreading awareness on Maternal Mental Health! I am beyond proud and grateful to be a part of 2020 Mom as a Mom Ambassador.

For the next 2 months, I will be blogging through my motherhood journey and how I wound up in advocacy. And should you feel moved, you are invited to partake in the celebration.

Click here to get the details.

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In 2012, my daughter was born at 31 weeks due to Preeclampsia and spent 43 days in the NICU. When I found out I was pregnant again, I became anxious about history repeating itself. He was born at 34 weeks in 2016. I had another premature baby, another NICU stay, another preeclampsia diagnosis. This time, I added postpartum depression to my history.
As a preeclampsia and postpartum depression survivor, I advocate for maternal mental health.

Hi there! Here's a quick bio

Leila Tualla is a Filipino-American poet and author based in Houston, Tx. Leila’s books include a YA contemporary romance called Letters to Lenora and a memoir/poetry collection called Storm of Hope: God, Preeclampsia, Depression and me. Her poetry is featured in several mental health anthologies and she is currently working on a poetry collection based on Asian American stereotypes and identifies. Her chapbook “pmdd & me,” will be out this Spring 2022.

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