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High-Functioning and Over-Functioning in Motherhood
Today’s guest is pioneering sweeping innovations in access to maternal and perinatal mental health care, changing the face of care for many women and families. The truth is that too many people are falling through the cracks in our US healthcare system, especially in the perinatal period. Join us to learn what Mamaya Health is doing to help revamp the system!
High-Functioning and Over-Functioning in Motherhood Show Highlights:
- Tracy’s path to this perinatal specialty and the work she does today
- Tracy’s work with moms with anxiety who are high-functioning and hard-working
- Understanding what “high-functioning” means and what it looks like in a mom’s life
- Prioritizing tasks safely and wisely while holding space for the disappointment in not finishing everything on your to-do list
- Learning to tell yourself the truth about your decisions
- Assessing “failure” in different ways—what it is and is not
- Figuring out your “Charley Horse” (Your symptoms aren’t who you are.
About Tracy Torelli, LCSW, PMH-C
Tracy Torelli is a therapist who has focused her career on disorders with high relapse rates. Her expertise in working with severe and persistently mentally ill people has shaped her approach to emphasize resilience and wellness as pathways to growth and healing. She has worked most recently as a clinical staff educator for an outpatient clinic at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center and has trained therapists, contributed to various boards, and followed her passion for women’s mental health, reproductive mental health, and a holistic approach to mental health care and advocacy.
Resources:
Connect with Tracy Torelli: Website
Connect with Amy Green and Mamaya Health: Website, LinkedIn, and Facebook
Call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA or visit cdph.ca.gov
Please find resources in English and Spanish at Postpartum Support International, or by phone/text at 1-800-944-4773. There are many free resources, like online support groups, peer mentors, a specialist provider directory, and perinatal mental health training for therapists, physicians, nurses, doulas, and anyone who wants to better support people for whom they provide services.
Visit www.postpartum.net for resources and support!
Visit www.postpartum.net/professionals/certificate-trainings/ for information on the grief course.
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