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11: Working together to help moms

Advocacy/Legal, PodcastAugust 8, 2016332Views 0Likes 0Comments

Joy Burhkard Topics discussed: Maternal mental health, local, state and national advocacy and legislative actions, supporting hospitals to be “mom friendly”, training healthcare providers about maternal mental health issues. Joy is a founder, Executive Director and Board Chair of 2020 Mom, a non-profit 501c3 organization formed in 2011 and formerly known as the California Maternal…

10: “…Pregnant, Depressed and Scared of Pills”

Podcast, Postpartum Depression, PregnancyAugust 1, 2016497Views 0Likes 0Comments

Liz Brown shared her story of depression and anxiety during pregnancy, her struggle with finding the support she needed and trying to decide if she would take medication that had been prescribed for her. This is a story that a lot of mothers can relate to… Liz is a writer and former social worker specializing…

9: Maternal Mental Health NOW

PodcastJuly 25, 2016619Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dr. Caron Post from Maternal Mental Health NOW is with us to discuss how the organization offers training, advocacy and support for mothers and families who are dealing with mental health stress during pregnancy and postpartum and works with L.A. County to support maternal mental health sensitive services. Please go to http://www.maternalmentalhealthnow.org to learn more about their…

8: Making a family – Infertility & beyond

Fertility / Infertility, Podcast, Pressure / Myths of MotherhoodJuly 18, 2016638Views 0Likes 0Comments

Kate Badey discusses Infertility, Adoption, Post Adoption Depression, Embryo Adoption. Kate is a mom of three who was in the infertility trenches for 3 years before experiencing the joy of motherhood. Her journey led her down a path to adoption, and later embryo adoption. Her experience with post-adoption depression after the arrival of her first son…

7: The Good Mother

Podcast, Pressure / Myths of MotherhoodJuly 11, 2016609Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…

6: Pain to Healing- a Postpartum Journey

Birth Trauma, Podcast, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum OCDJuly 4, 2016467Views 0Likes 0Comments

Real and Personal Story from suffering to healing: Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, PTSD from Birth Trauma and OCD *Sensitivity notice – difficult content* Amy Corn, Mom and Advocate, Is a mother of two and a survivor of postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD and PTSD. She is actively working as a volunteer and advocate for maternal mental health in her…

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