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The Heartists - #1 Episode: In October, 2020, we finally announced Maya’s second pregnancy to the world. Unlike most illustrations, however, the creation process for this particular comic took a serious toll on us, both creatively and emotionally. After endless brainstorming sessions and dozens of sketches, we finally realized why we weren’t getting it: We wouldn’t nail the visual until we figured out the emotion we wanted to convey with this piece. Our journey wasn’t physical, but rather an emotional one. Sitting down to brainstorm about what exactly we would want the artwork to convey in this special comic, Yehuda recalls how he felt after Ariel (our first child) was born. We didn’t know it then, but he went through a dark, lengthy battle with postpartum depression. Not a man of many words, he dealt with it the way he deals with most of his emotions - through his art. The decision to expose my postpartum depression after Ariel's birth was not an easy one for me. I think this