Julie Andrews, LCSW is sharing a glimpse of the Native or Indigenous mothers pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience. This is such a valuable discussion and even though we just scratch the surface of cultural and societal understanding, it is a deeply needed start on our podcast to understanding Native mothers experience. Julie discusses some of the…
Diana Lynn Barnes, Psy.D. LMFT
Topics discussed: The Psychological gestation of motherhood, transition to motherhood, societal pressures in motherhood, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, Body and Mind, how chronic continuing stress has an impact on pregnancy and postpartum, who is the “good mother”.
Diana Lynn Barnes, Psy.D., LMFT is a past president of Postpartum Support International and currently sits…
My Postpartum Story – Redux We are taking a short break from new episodes, ’cause well, this mama’s taking a vacation! We won’t leave you with no episodes though! We’ve picked a couple of the most popular episodes to Re-air over the break. Here is an Encore of Episode #1, where I share my story…
Tanya Newbould – Producer of When The Bough Breaks and Personal Story of Postpartum Depression *sensitive content at [7:00] & [20:50]* Tanya shares her personal journey with Postpartum Depression and how her experience sparked the beginning of the When The Bough Breaks – A Documentary about Postpartum Depression. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brook Shields, this documentary takes a…
Coretta Rae Daniel – Postpartum Depression & Anxiety, Personal Story and helping women of color *Sensitive Content, [17:45]-[20:45]* Coretta shares her personal story of postpartum depression, how it impacted her first months of motherhood. As she was coming out of the heaviness of PPD, she realized that the women of color in her community in Ohio did…
Ingrid Esparza – Personal story of Postpartum Anxiety Ingrid tells us about her experience after birth and in the early months of life with her new son. Again, we get to hear the powerful ways in which a mother copes and fights to get through medical complications, breastfeeding challenges and the anxiety that came…