By Nkechi Conteh https://www.fruitfulmd.com/ Rarely has a case gripped the country as tightly as this one. The national response has been equally intense. With social media and artificial intelligence amplifying the conversation, thousands of people have joined sometimes aggressive debates through memes, podcasts, blogs, reels, and opinion pieces about what happened, what should have happened, and who was right or wrong. Hindsight makes complicated events seem deceptively sim

There are some news stories I can follow with interest. There are others I know I need to keep at a distance. For me, the Lindsay Clancy trial falls into the second category. But by virtue of my profession as a perinatal psychiatrist and an educator, I invariably get asked for my thoughts and opinions on the trial. As more and more news cycles tune into the courtroom, it has become almost impossible to avoid. Every social media outlet has an opinion; comment sections are rife

The baby is finally asleep. The house is quiet. You walk into the bedroom expecting to find your partner resting, but instead, she is sitting on the edge of the bed with tears rolling down her face. You ask, “What’s wrong?” She whispers, “I don’t know.” And maybe that is the hardest part. This was supposed to be a joyful season. There are baby pictures on your phone, congratulations from friends, tiny clothes folded in drawers—and yet the woman you love seems to be disappeari