EmotionAL Support with Alessandra Torresani - Hope Starts With Us - Maternal Mental Health/Bipolar Disorder- a conversation with NAMI’s CEO Daniel H Gillison Jr.

Hope Starts With Us - Maternal Mental Health/Bipolar Disorder- a conversation with NAMI’s CEO Daniel H Gillison Jr.

07/11/23 • 27 min

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EmotionAL Support with Alessandra Torresani

Please enjoy this special episode of NAMI's Hope Starts With Us featuring ME! As an ambassador for NAMI, I couldn't be happier to have this beautiful conversation with Daniel. The conversation about Maternal Mental Health is more important than ever. So many women are scared to open up and share their thoughts, feelings and emotions while pregnant or postpartum....I hope this episode helps them feel less alone in their journey.

In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with actor, mental health advocate and NAMI Ambassador Alessandra Torresani about her journey with maternal mental health and bipolar disorder. Tune in to hear more about Alessandra’s journey balancing self-care with motherhood, decisions about medication during pregnancy, and living with a mental health diagnosis and stigma.

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