KELLEY KITLEY

“Women are drinking more and at faster rates and it’s catching up to them quicker because they/we are managing so many things, managing households and careers, and being the primary caretaker and maybe the primary financial provider, a lot of times it just feels too much so we turn to alcohol to self-soothe. It’s fast acting but it’s almost like pouring gasoline on a fire.”

KELLEY KITLEY is a Women’s Health Expert, Therapist and Author. Her memoir focuses on family dynamics, sexual assault, postpartum anxiety and panic and addiction. As a mom of four kids in six years, a business owner, and resident of Santa Monica without any family support, Kelley Kitley experienced postpartum anxiety at varying degrees when each one of her children were born. She felt alone and ashamed. She felt overwhelmed, couldn’t sleep albeit being exhausted, irritable, and perfectionistic. There were happy times but also dark times. In her book, she shares her journey of survival and ultimate triumph through medication, therapy, and connecting with other moms authentically. Kelley, now an Amazon Best Selling author, has been recognized by The Chicago Library Foundation and The Chicago Public Library for her contribution to the Chicago cultural literary legacy.