What Did Patrick Clancy Know? Chris Myers on Postpartum Psychosis

When Kathryn Myers shared her story of surviving postpartum psychosis with Criminally Obsessed during the Lindsay Clancy trial, thousands of women responded. Now, her husband Chris is sharing his side — what it was like to watch his wife slip away from reality without fully understanding why, and how the couple found their way back to each other.

In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson speaks with Chris Myers, whose wife Kathryn gave birth to their son Joey in August 2020, right as the world shut down for COVID. Chris describes the early warning signs he now recognizes in hindsight, including a terrifying phone call from Kathryn while he was traveling for work, and admits he didn't fully grasp the severity of what she was going through or even hear the words "postpartum psychosis" until she began sharing her story publicly, years later.

Chris opens up about the isolation and helplessness he felt as a husband on the outside of his wife's psychiatric care, why he believes shame and stigma kept Kathryn from telling him how bad things had gotten, and what he'd say to any partner facing a similar crisis. He also shares his unfiltered reaction to Patrick Clancy's public comments about Lindsay Clancy's mental health struggles, and where he believes Clancy fell short as a husband during his wife's crisis.

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