In an interview in the current issue of Gotham magazine, Amanda Peet has revealed that she struggled with “a fairly serious postpartum depression” following the birth of her daughter Frances “Frankie” Pen.

“I want to be honest about it because I think there’s still so much shame when you have mixed feelings about being a mom instead of feeling this sort of ‘bliss.’ I think a lot of people still really struggle with that, but it’s hard to find other people who are willing to talk about it,” she explained.

Expecting to feel “fulfilled,” Amanda said she instead felt “sleep-deprived beyond belief” and ambivalent about motherhood.

Happily the actress has turned it around, and is relishing every moment with her adorable 17-month-old daughter.

She”s recently faced criticism over her support of pro-vaccine organization Every Child by Two, but Amanda says she hopes her efforts will “clarify and dispel some of the misinformation about the dangers of vaccines and the association between autism and vaccines.

“I think there’s a feeling, especially in Hollywood, that it’s cool to be really skeptical of pharmaceutical companies. I think that we’re so used to being skeptical that sometimes we take it too far. It leads to what can be really dangerous misinformation.”

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With a mom like Brooke Shields and a dad like Chris Henchy, Rowan Francis and Grier Hammond were always going to be stunning children. But Brooke works hard to ensure her girls know their beauty is more thank skin deep.

“Obviously, I think [Rowan and Grier] are the most beautiful creatures in the world … but I try not to tell them that all the time,” she told The Daily Mail.

Instead Brooke likes to compliment them on their intelligence, strength, and good manners.

“I’m starting them young to try to instill in them the sense that there’s something more to life than what’s on the outside.”

Life couldn’t be better for the beautiful actress, but she still remembers the dark time she spent battling post partum depression.

“I just wanted to die. If I saw a large truck, my impulse was to jump in front of it,” she explained.

“The scary thing was how rational I felt. It wasn’t dramatic. It was very matter-of-fact and made perfect sense. That was what was so devastating, it was as if I’d been bodysnatched.”

It’s so wonderful to see that she’s turned a corner and can offer her words to help other women battling postnatal depression.

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Gwyneth Paltrow has admitted she suffered from postnatal depression after the birth of her second baby, Moses.

“You know, I had postnatal depression after [my second child] Moses. I didn’t know I had it until after it was over,” she said in the latest issue of Vogue magazine. “I just didn’t know what was wrong with me … I felt really out of my body. I felt really disconnected. I felt really down; I felt pessimistic.”

I’m so sorry she had to go through it, but I think only good can come of opening up about it. I hope Gwyneth’s honesty makes other new moms suffering depression feel a little less alone!