Mom & Mind Podcast | Postpartum | Birth | Pregnancy | Maternal Mental Health |

Did you all know that you can get training or psychotherapy from Dr. Shosh? She is very active in treating, training and advocacy. Dr. Shosh is with us again today! We get to delve into the Postpartum Action Institute, that she co-founded with Jane Honikman. They offer small group training, support and guidance for therapists who are looking to serve mothers and families. Dark Side of the Full Moon Documentary about the maternal mental health and the effects on mothers and the Free app, PPD Gone which offers so much hand-held support for mothers to get support for mental healing!!! These are great contributions to maternal mental health training, awareness, support and advocacy! Find this and more from Dr. Shosh www.drshosh.com www.postpartumaction.org www.darksideofthefullmoon.com www.drshosh.com/ppdgone-app/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Shoshana Bennett This amazing woman has pushed the field of perinatal mental health forward with her advocacy, expert knowledge, training for psychotherapist, produced a film on PPD and even has an APP. Please listen in to this wealth of knowledge and look into the amazing resources that she offers! Affectionately known as Dr. Shosh, she educates and empowers her audiences while discussing serious and often uncomfortable topics, using humor, the latest research, solution-based protocols and first hand knowledge she gleaned after experiencing life-threatening postpartum depressions. She is the co-founder of Postpartum Action Institute, Executive Producer of Dark Side of the Full Moon documentary, Author to: Children of the Depressed, Postpartum Depression for Dummies, Pregnant on Prozac and Beyond the Blues: Understanding and treating Prenatal and Postpartum Anxiety and Depression. She has also developed a Free App for postpartum depression called PPD Gone! www.drshosh.com www.darksideofthefullmoon.com www

In the first part of the episode, I discuss my own personal story of postpartum depression, anxiety and OCD.  ***I discuss some topics about intrusive thoughts that may be sensitive for some listeners*** In the second part of this episode, I discuss some of the basics of Maternal Mental Health (MMH) diagnosis, which include Depression, Anxiety, Panic, OCD, PTSD, Bipolar and Psychosis. We mention pregnancy loss, paternal depression and post adoption depression as well. While this is not an exhaustive list of what can be challenging during the reproductive years, its a good reference for many of the topics that we will discuss in future episodes. I'm so glad you're hear with us, being a part of learning, hope, healing and change for moms and families who need to know that they are not alone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This podcast focuses on the mental health aspects of becoming pregnant, being pregnant and early parenthood. Just by listening and becoming aware of maternal mental health issues, you are already a part of the change. The reason this topic is so important, is because about 20% of moms will experience a significant and sometimes devastating change to their mental wellbeing during pregnancy and postpartum. So many moms are unaware and surprised that things like anxiety and depression can happen while pregnant, with a loss or after the baby is born. They don’t want to feel bad, but they do. This is a very real thing. For instance, Postpartum Depression is the #1 complication of childbirth, but because we as a society don’t talk about it enough, many moms feel lost, alone or ashamed. Here’s the good news, with the proper information and proper help, moms don’t have to be stuck or alone in their pain. It’s the goal of this podcast to make this information available and also provide real life stories of moms who ha