Suliana Kaota could hardly recognise herself as postnatal depression took over.
Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly
Warning: This story includes verbal abuse scenes and discusses suicide.
Suliana Katoa is at home in Tāmaki Makaurau with her three children, watching
Coco the movie, when she considers suicide.
It is raining hard. Suliana's husband and parents have just headed off to ako hiva (church choir practice).
She grabs a basket full of washing to fold on her bed. She glances at her newborn lying peacefully in his cot and her eldest daughter, who is cuddling a bowl of popcorn.
Suliana spies her two-year-old son sitting on the floor with his milk and cookies.