Today, my guests are talking about their new card deck for postpartum folks. Available in English and Spanish, the card deck is called “Centering You” and is a collaboration between these longtime friends and perinatal therapists. In this episode, they will explain what the card deck is and how it can be helpful. They are offering a special discount to Mom and Mind listeners, so don’t miss your chance to buy this unique product!

Marianela Rodriguez-Reynaldo is a mother, certified lactation educator, and clinical psychologist certified in perinatal mental health. For the past 15 years, she has worked exclusively in the perinatal mental health field. She serves with PSI as an international trainer and volunteer coordinator in Puerto Rico and works as a psychology consultant for the Puerto Rico Health Department’s Mother, Child, and Adolescent Section (Title V). She is also a member of the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Board and the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Marianela provides supportive psychotherapy for people living with HIV at the Center for Maternal Infant Studies at the University of Puerto Rico. In 2020 she co-founded the first Center for Perinatal Mental Health in Puerto Rico, where work focuses on research, awareness, and service for this population. 

Elizabeth O’Brien is a mother who lives in Atlanta, GA, where she works as a psychotherapist with over 25 years of clinical experience. In her private practice, she is certified as a perinatal mental health therapist and treats women through the lifespan from a body/mind perspective, infusing her background in dance movement therapy, yoga, meditation, and mindfulness. Additionally, Elizabeth provides her own training and is a national trainer with PSI in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. She supports the community as the co-chair for the GA Perinatal Task Force and was the founding president of the PSI Georgia Chapter. She provides feminist business consulting and plans for the postpartum edition of Centering You to be the first in a series of wellness card decks.

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Connect with Centering You: Website, Instagram, and The Shift Shop

Use the code “MOMANDMIND” (all caps) for a 10% discount on your purchase of the Centering You Card Deck. 

Call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA or visit cdph.ca.gov

Please find resources in English and Spanish at Postpartum Support International, or by phone/text at 1-800-944-4773. There are many free resources, like online support groups, peer mentors, a specialist provider directory, and perinatal mental health training for therapists, physicians, nurses, doulas, and anyone who wants to be more supportive in offering services. 

You can also follow PSI on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and most other platforms

Visit www.postpartum.net/professionals/certificate-trainings/ for information on the grief course.  

Visit my website, www.wellmindperinatal.com, for more information, resources, and courses you can take today!

If you are a California resident looking for a therapist in perinatal mental health, email me about openings for private pay clients!

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