For complex, uncomfortable and serious topics, awareness is often the first step to understanding and healing. This is why we started this podcast. 
Join Steph and Vanessa’s conversation with Diana (Di) Bamford about her experience with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), including severe postpartum depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD. Inspired by her personal struggles, Di made it her mission to raise awareness about PMADs and destigmatize maternal mental health. 
Other topics discussed in this episode: unnecessary medical interventions, birth trauma, 3rd degree tears, and much more.
Did you know perinatal depression affects 1 in 7 moms and 1 in 10 dads or partners? It can begin during pregnancy, immediately postpartum or up 2 years postpartum.
Let's support our mom tribes and have a deeper understanding of maternal mental health because it affects more of us than we think.
TRIGGER WARNING: detailed discussion of postpartum mood disorders
FOLLOW DI:
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RESOURCES FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH/PMADs
Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/
Postpartum Health Alliance: https://postpartumhealthalliance.org/
Journey of the Lotus: https://thejourneyofthelotus.com/ 
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Vanessa Anderson
Stephanie Jucar Cooley
DISCLAIMER: This podcast has mature language and content. Moms ears only — don’t have this one on with your kids in the room. These are our opinions and experiences as moms, take what you like, or leave it. Don’t be thinking we’re telling you what to do. Seek professionals, do your research, and call the experts for help.
CREDITS:
This episode was edited by the geriatric millennial, your co-host, Vanessa Anderson
Music by our kids’ brilliant piano teacher, John-William Gambrell
Art by the creative genius Farron Sanders of FiGS ideation Design

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