Greetings from Di

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

the power of sharing our stories

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

Institute of Reproductive Grief in San Diego

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

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

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

Maternal Sleep Deprivation in PMADs