Jodi Pawluski, PhD, is a real scientist. Not "science" that can be subjected to belief systems or political propaganda but a real clinical researcher who focuses on the neuroscience of motherhood and parenthood. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss everything from the neurochemistry of peripartum depression to the impacts of isolation on families and child development. She's a rockstar, and she's got 65 PubMed entries to prove it...



[14:30] - Pyschotherapy versus pharmaceuticals for peripartum depression

[23:45] - Modifiable risk factors and depressoin

[24:45] - Mommy brain and memory in the perinatal period

[34:30] - Societal pressures and perspectives on motherhood

[41:45] - Does it take a village to raise a kid? To become a parent?

[46:00] - Impacts of isolation (ie COVID) on child development and new parents

[55:30] - Mental health support for pregnancy loss

Links from the show:



Jodi's website, Twitter, and Instagram

The Neurobiology of Postpartum Anxiety and Depression, Pawluski et al

Serotonin and motherhood: From molecules to mood, Pawluski et al

Less can be more: Fine tuning the maternal brain, Pawluski et al



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Find me on Instagram @nathanrileyobgyn and my practice at: www.BelovedHolistics.com



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Music by: Labrinth and Preservation Hall Jazz Band

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