Hayden Panettiere Turned to Alcohol to Cope With Postpartum Depression

Hayden Panettiere Compares Herself to 'Finding Nemo,' Sheds Light on 'Most Gut-Wrenching Experience' Of Life In New Memoir

The actress gets personal about her family life, addiction, and postpartum depression in her new memoir, available on hardcover or as an audiobook.

Hayden Panettiere Recalls Needing Alcohol To Function Amid Her Postpartum Depression

©2010 RAMEY PHOTO/ MEGA Hayden Panettiere‘s new memoir goes into detail about the connection between her postpartum depression and alcohol dependency. The actress recently released the tell-all book, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” which captures the shocking details about her life from substance abuse to sexual harassment and her complicated journey into motherhood. Hayden Panettiere became a mother for the first time in December 2014 when she welco…

Hayden Panettiere Turned to Alcohol to Cope With Postpartum Depression

Hayden Panettiere is revealing just how terrifying her postpartum depression battle became -- admitting she spiraled so badly she needed alcohol the second she woke up just to function. In "This Is Me: A Reckoning," Hayden detailed her traumatic…

Hayden Panettiere on Postpartum Depression

For a decade Hayden Panettiere has dealt with cruel speculation around why she gave full custody over to her former partner and father of her daughter, Wladimir Klitschko. Now, Hayden has penned a memoir, detailing the traumatic birth of her daughter, the depths of the postpartum depression she experienced in the years that followed, and her battle with alcohol. TW: Postpartum Depression, Alcoholism, Traumatic Birth Hayden Panettiere has opened …