Thanks @birthshow for amplifying maternal mental health on your show! I had such a blast talking to the host, Christy. It felt like a fun convo, mama to mama. STREAMING NOW! Episode 16

“There’s this physical baby that’s forming and this bump when we’re pregnant and everyone can see that we are physically growing a human but we forget to talk about the psychological gestation of a mother. There are actual milestones just like there are for the baby’s birth for their development and their growth too. And one of the biggest ones is looking back and realizing what messages we’ve received about what it means to be a mother and to really dismantle the myth of the “perfect mother.”
– Ashley Hanna-Morgan, LCSW & Perinatal Mental Health Therapist –
An excerpt from today’s episode of @birthshow

SHOW NOTES:

Ready for a soothing and eye-opening therapy session? Today’s guest is therapist and parental mental health expert Ashley Hanna-Morgan. She tells us her TWO BIRTH STORIES (one with an epidural and one without any pain meds!). And she also shares her own experience with miscarriage, what she learned as a result of her own perinatal mental health struggles and how it changed the trajectory of her career and life.

In this episode Ashley dishes out some truly encouraging and helpful words of advice for all new parents everywhere.

Some topics we discuss include:

Finding a “mom-tribe” and better yet creating a wonderful support group. How to understand and honor ALL of your feelings, no matter what they are. What it’s like to navigate ambivalent feelings and intrusive thoughts. Why people tend to grieve privately when they experience miscarriage and loss. Why being a “perfect mother” is a myth. The realities of parenting a toddler and a newborn at the same time. Some reasons your sex drive might take a dive in the postpartum period and why every new mom needs an artistic outlet in their postpartum journey. PLUS in this episode a “Fun Fact” allllll about what you need to know about how Pitocin works and how it’s different from Oxytocin.

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