sensitive content warning: miscarriage; maternal mental health; details of birth & labor, including birth & labor trauma; intrusive thoughts; thoughts of suicide/suicide ideation; thoughts of harming others; self-harm; hallucinations; loss

2:15 Greetings from Di

2:50 What are Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders and why did the term Postpartum Depression get updated?

10:31 “If I would have known then what I know now, my birth experience would have been different” D.B.

24:06 “Why I am on the Board with Thrive Wellness Collective”; running out of medication and not wanting to “bother” the therapist over the weekend; experiencing a wrongful 72-Hour-Hold at the hospital and not being able to leave to get back to babies

27:14 Horrifying statistics re: Maternal Mortality Rates in the US; have a birth advocate, no matter what kind of birth you are planning

30:07 Postpartum Health Alliance to connect to a warm-line (real human) and get help in connecting to support groups and relevant therapists trained in PMADs. If no insurance, call anyway! Can connect with other resources available

There are many kinds of Mothers

31:02 Postpartum Support International for support specific to your needs e.g. support for BIPOC parents, support in another language, support for Queer Families, Single Mothers Groups, etc

31:44 Center for Mens Excellence, with Dr Daniel Singley in San Diego, offering support for fathers

32:02 How can I support loved ones experiencing PMADs? Just assuming that mothers are fine, focus is on baby

33:23 the power of sharing our stories

“there was never an acknowledgment of my grief” - Di

34:31 the importance of space holding and allowing the grief to be felt and recognized, however it shows up

36:12 Institute of Reproductive Grief in San Diego

39:00 the many jobs we do when being Mother; the importance of finding your Motherhood Community

43:38 Mothers and the importance of being able to express and name real life frustrations in parenting; breaking down the caricature of Mother that our Western Society has created

47:25 “how can this happen to me?” the risk factors of PMADs

49:45 Maternal Sleep Deprivation in PMADs

Yoga Nidra for mothers

You can tune-in to my complimentary guided Yoga Nidra meditation for deep sleep rest and support with the sleep cycle.
Weekly listening is encouraged.
Practice while laying comfortably in bed, on the couch, or on a yoga mat. This restorative rest practice can have tremendous supportive benefits on the body and mind.

resources for mothers

Postpartum Support International https://www.postpartum.net/

Journey of the Lotus https://thejourneyofthelotus.com/

Postpartum Health Alliance https://postpartumhealthalliance.org/

Institute of Reproductive Grief Care https://reproductivegrief.org/