PROXY MOM MY EXPERIENCE WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION GNA graphic novel that explores postpartum depression. A story of reconstruction and resilience. Marietta and Chuck, madly in love, are expecting a baby. But childbirth marks the end of the fairy tale. Zoe\'s birth didn\'t go as Marietta imagined, and the maternal instinct is slow to manifest itself. While she no longer recognizes her body, Marietta feels herself losing her footing in the face of this vulnerable baby for whom she is now responsible.