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37: Playing Monopoly with God – Personal Story

Podcast, Postpartum, Postpartum PsychosisFebruary 6, 2017901Views 0Likes 0Comments

Melissa Bangs tells us parts of her personal story of postpartum mania and psychosis, a hospitalization, how her husband and supports helped her through and how her experience transformed into a powerful stage performance. She is a writer, director, storyteller and comedian who is currently on a year-long West Coast tour with her husband, Eric, four year-old daughter,…

36: What is Postpartum Psychosis?

Podcast, Postpartum, Postpartum PsychosisJanuary 30, 2017992Views 0Likes 0Comments

Postpartum Psychosis I’m honored to have expert Dr. Diana Barnes back with us today to discuss Postpartum Psychosis. This is a highly-misunderstood part of postpartum mental health and it absolutely needs to be understood and clarified so that mothers get the help they need. See below for supportive resources. We will go over: -What IS postpartum…

35: Coping with Perinatal PTSD

Birth Trauma, Podcast, Pregnancy, PTSDJanuary 23, 2017614Views 0Likes 0Comments

Sarah Randall, Psy.D. Coping with Perinatal PTSD We are talking with Dr. Sarah Randall today about PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) related to maternal mental health and how it can show up during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Trauma can result from a real threat to life, to a moment where a person feels that they…

34: ASK HER: Preventing Postpartum Suicide

Podcast, Postpartum, Postpartum DepressionJanuary 16, 2017422Views 0Likes 0Comments

Gabrielle Kaufman LPCC, BC-DMT, NCC Postpartum Suicide is a very real risk to new mothers. In this episode we are discuss Suicide as it relates to maternal mental health and postpartum, resources to support prevention of suicide (see below), as well as: -Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of postpartum maternal deaths! -Asking about suicide does not “give”…

33: Pregnancy and Neonatal Loss Grief

Birth Trauma, Podcast, Pregnancy, pregnancy lossJanuary 9, 2017471Views 0Likes 0Comments

Deb Rich, Ph.D. Understanding perinatal grief. We are talking with Dr. Deb Rich about pregnancy loss and neonatal loss. This is a very difficult topic for folks to hear about, but even harder for those families who are trying to deal with the loss of a child. Its so important for us to be talking about…

32: Supporting Asian American Moms

BIPOC, Culture / Religion / Dynamics, PodcastJanuary 2, 2017459Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dr. Juli Fraga Asian American Moms: Cultural Sensitivity in the perinatal period. In this episode, we discuss maternal mental health in the context of Asian cultures. There are many different cultures under the banner of Asian American, so we are giving an overview of some cultural considerations to keep in mind when supporting an Asian American mother. We…