26: Supporting Black Mothers

11/21/16 • 43 min

Jessica A. Walker B.S, RADT

Jessica shares some of her personal story of working through postpartum depression. We talk about some of the stressors that Black, African-American and women of color face during motherhood. Our conversation is a small part of the necessary conversations around how race, ethnicity and culture impact motherhood.

Jessica is a Joyologist, Reseracher & Your New Media Producer works as the president of JAW Research Institute, an online business education institute and social advocacy media enterprise.

Jessica is a standing contributor to California Task Force on the Status of maternal mental health with 2020 Mom, Speaker for stop stigma Sacramento a multimedia projects which aims to reduce stigma and discrimination that face individuals living with mental illness, NAMI California peer support workshop facilitator, Media start youth educator for national inst., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development volunteer, bridge network helping incarcerated teen mothers, and works along side physician and psychologist to increase cultural competence in service delivery to mothers & ethnic groups.

When SHE ISN'T IN HER CLOSET HIDING OUT eating cookies and drinking milk. You can catch her using social media as a tool to spread awareness, educate the world, teach people how to use happiness in a professional and personal context to make a positive impact in the lives of others, show up in the world and make it happen every day. As a mother of 6, wife, dancer, sister and daughter, daily she suffers from lack of sleep and dehydration among other things but she wouldn't have it any other way.

Author of the forth coming book & Online course Happily Depressed - The Work set to be released in 2017

Her mission statement is Wellness in life & in business. Jessica A. Walker (JAW)

http://www.jawresearchinstitute.com/#bio

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Jessica A. Walker B.S, RADT

Jessica is a Joyologist, Reseracher & Your New Media Producer works as the president of JAW Research Institute, an online business education institute and social advocacy media enterprise.

Author of the forth coming book & Online course Happily Depressed - The Work set to be released in 2017

Her mission statement is Wellness in life & in business. Jessica A. Walker (JAW)

http://www.jawresearchinstitute.com/#bio

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25: "Adventures with Postpartum Depression"

Courtney Novak- Personal Story, postpartum mental health

This episode contains content that may be sensitive for some listeners.

In this episode, we are talking with Courtney Novak about her personal experience and journey through postpartum mental health struggles. Her story and experiences like hers are so important for us to hear and understand.

She discuses some important details about how breastfeeding concerns impacted her, what can happen in our thoughts, intense feelings, interactions with family and with health care providers. We need to know that these mental health complications are very real and they happen to very real people. Also... that help and healing is possible. Courtney will share with us her experience and how she is now helping moms through her own podcast and community support.

Courtney had postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum OCD after the birth of her daughter Pippa in 2013. As part of her recovery, she started writing a memoir, Adventures With Postpartum Depression, that will be published in early 2017. She wanted to share more than her own story, though, so she started a weekly podcast called Adventures With Postpartum Depression.

She also runs a weekly peer-to-peer support group for moms who have or had a maternal mood disorder. See below for ways to connect with Courtney

Social media:

IG @courtney_novak

FB Facebook.com/PPDadventure.

Website PPDadventures.com

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Next Episode

27: Bed Rest & Mental Wellness

Parijat Deshpande - High Risk Pregnancy Wellness Expert

I'm excited to share the second interview in our series with Parijat Deshpande. In our first interview, Episode 21: High Risk Pregnancy? Who, What, How & Thrive, We discussed how high risk pregnancy might lead to bed rest, so please go check that out too!

In this episode, we are discussing Bed Rest, what that is, how it impacts mental health and how to cope.

Parijat Deshpande is the leading perinatal wellness expert who specializes in working with women during a high-risk pregnancy. She educates and guides women on how to manage their stress and anxiety so they can have healthier pregnancies, decrease their risk of preterm birth and give their baby a healthy start to life. Parijat is a clinically trained therapist, a women’s wellness expert and an experienced speaker on the impact of stress on health and wellness. She has over 4 years of experience as a Psychology Lecturer UC Berkeley and is the founder of MySahana, a South Asian mental health nonprofit. Parijat is also a certified wellness coach, a certified stress management coach and a certified marriage educator.

Find Parijat here:

Facebook: facebook.com/parijatperinatalwellness

Twitter: twitter.com/parijatdesh

Instagram: instagram.com/parijatdesh

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/parijatd

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