16: Postpartum Psychosis - Personal Story

09/12/16 • 37 min

Postpartum Psychosis and Depression

Lisa shares her personal story of struggle through Postpartum depression and psychosis. This is very important for us to talk about and I'm so grateful to Lisa for sharing her story with us because this is a very human and real experience that we should know about and have compassionate understanding of.

Postpartum Psychosis is very serious and it is treatable.

Lisa Abramson is and entrepreneur, speaker, executive coach and maternal mental health advocate. She co-founded Mindfulness Based Achievement, the New MBA, which teaches high potential women how to create sustainable success. The New MBA has been taught to thousands of women at Google, Cisco, Salesforce, Mattel, LinkedIn, Microsoft, The Stanford Graduate School of Business and many other organizations.

Abramson has given a TedX talk on her experience with Postpartum Psychosis and Depression and has been featured in Fast Company, sharing 5 Ways To Lean In Without Burning Out. Lisa was recently honored as one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders Empowering Women Worldwide by EBW.

Over 12,000 people have taken part in Mindfulness Based Achievement's free 10 Day Meditation Challenge. Lisa graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and lives in Menlo Park, CA with her husband and daughter.

Find Lisa's TedX talk on YouTube, "Lets talk about postpartum depression"

Find her on twitter @lisaaabramson

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Postpartum Psychosis and Depression

Postpartum Psychosis is very serious and it is treatable.

Find Lisa's TedX talk on YouTube, "Lets talk about postpartum depression"

Find her on twitter @lisaaabramson

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15: Postpartum OCD. Why am I having these thoughts?!?!

Bethany Warren, LCSW

Postpartum OCD- We talk about how difficult it can feel to have the scary and intrusive thoughts happen with postpartum OCD. The great news is that it’s treatable and you can feel better!

Bethany has a passion for women’s reproductive and health issues and has worked in this field for over 18 years. She specializes in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, working with individuals and couples struggling with pregnancy loss, infertility or facing adoption or surrogacy. She is passionate about coaching and guiding parents through their adjustment to their new roles and helping couples develop their solid identities as parents. Additionally, she assists women recovering from birth trauma and families who have children with medical and other health-related issues. Bethany also enjoys being active in the community, and serves on the Postpartum Health Alliance Board and volunteers for other community organizations promoting and supporting women’s health and mental illness. Beth is an adjunct professor at a local University and provides clinical supervision for clinicians working towards their licenses as teaching others in the same field is a passion of hers.

San Diego Resource: Postpartum Health Alliance https://postpartumhealthalliance.org/

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17: Dads need postpartum support too

Daniel B. Singley, Ph.D., ABPP

Today we are switching gears to talk about DAD and Mind with Dr. Singley. Dads have their own experience and transition into parenthood and we need to be talking about their mental health as well, so we WILL! But not just today, I’m excited that Dr. Singly will come back for a series of interviews to share with us this important information about men and the transition to fatherhood!

-We talk about dads journey into fatherhood

-Things to keep in mind about his mental health

-Paternal postpartum depression and other mood changes in fathers

Dr. Singley is a San Diego-based board certified psychologist and Director of The Center for Men’s Excellence. His research and practice focus on men’s mental health with a particular emphasis on reproductive psychology and the transition to fatherhood. He is Past President of the American Psychological Association’s Section on Positive Psychology and currently serves on the Board of the APA’s Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity as well as Postpartum Support International. He conducts trainings and presentations around the country to assist individuals and organizations to enhance their level of father inclusiveness and founded the grant-funded Basic Training for New Dads, Inc nonprofit in order to give new fathers the tools they need to be highly engaged with their infants as well as their partners. In his free time, Dr. Singley likes to cook, surf, read, and take his two sons on hikes to get muddy and throw rocks at things.

Follow him @MenExcel and www.facebook.com/MenExcel/

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