Mom Chat with Mamistad on Pregnancy and New Motherhood

After two decades of connecting first-time pregnant and new mothers through support groups, one truth has become crystal clear: a healthy mama mindset is everything.

That's why I've created the Mamistad Mama Mindset Team (find us at Mamistad.com), and I'm thrilled to introduce our newest team member, Author and Therapist, Becky Morrison Gleed.

As a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist (PMH-C) and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Becky provides dedicated support and practical resources for mothers navigating the challenges of motherhood and the transition back to work. 

Becky's journey into perinatal mental health began with her own experience - despite being a licensed therapist, her traumatic first birth led to severe postpartum anxiety and OCD that went undiagnosed due to the lack of perinatal resources at the time. It wasn't until she experienced pregnancy loss years later that she began to find answers.

After the birth of her second daughter, Becky recognized the lack of perinatal resources in both private practice and emergency psychiatric settings. This inspired her to pursue advanced training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), earning her certification as a Perinatal Mental Health Professional. 

Today, she serves mothers and families across 7 states and DC, providing crucial support during the transition to motherhood and return to work. 

Becky has authored a comprehensive book series for mothers, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

In today's conversation, we chat about the unique challenges moms face returning to work. Becky sheds light on how the unrealistic expectations and what she calls an "OUTRAGEOUS mental load" can seriously impact our wellbeing. She encourages us to define our own sense of "enoughness."

With her training in the Gottman Method for couples counseling, Becky also shares valuable insights on partner support and communication.

Becky's Books:

• A Workbook: How to Healthily Transition to Motherhood​
• A Gratitude Journal: Thankful for Motherhood​
• A Book for Working Moms:​ Employed Motherhood: Healthily and Holistically Transition Back to Work after Having a Baby
• ​A Practical Journal: A Second Brain for MomnesiaA Guide for Working Mothers: Healthily and Holistically Transition to Working Motherhood: A Gentle, Practical Guide to Returning to Work After Having a Baby

Her Podcast: Perinatal & Reproductive Perspectives

Her website: perinatalreproductivewellness.com

On Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠employedmotherhood⁠⁠⁠

Find her on LinkedIn as Becky Morrison Gleed

*Becky is Level 3 Gottman Trained and subscribes to The Gottman Method for couples counseling.

*For perinatal providers​, here is the Perinatal Mental health Screening Consultation​ website we discussed - Ingram Screening: https://ingramscreening.com/

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Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Thank you - YOU are appreciated! Take care of each other. 

Mamistad,
Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

Perinatal trauma is more common than we realize, and when ignored, it can have a profound effect on our lives as mothers and consequently, on our families.
We welcome Licensed & Certified Trauma and Perinatal Mental Health Therapist,Sultana Karim to discuss trauma and other perinatal struggles. She's a powerhouse who has created a passion out of her pain.

As a mother herself, Sultana struggled in  pregnancy with anxiety and depression and then in postpartum after experiencing birth trauma and a NICU stay for her baby. She has also experienced pregnancy loss and is a survivor of childhood trauma.

Sultana has advanced training and extensive experience in trauma, domestic violence, sexual trauma, infertility counseling, perinatal mental health, perinatal loss, abortion mental health support, attachment & childhood trauma.  She's the Owner & Perinatal and Trauma Therapist at Karim Counseling Services, PLLC.

Sultana is not only a therapist, she's living proof that good therapy can heal many wounds.

Highlights:

01:29 Understanding Trauma and Therapy

05:22 Postpartum Challenges and Support1

6:53 The Importance of Cultural Understanding in Therapy

20:07 Addressing Perinatal Loss

23:04 Understanding Miscarriage and Emotional Healing

23:39 The Importance of Seeking Support

25:44 Challenges of Parenting with a Partner in Law Enforcement and Military

28:06 Coping Strategies and Therapy

32:02 The Role of Self-Care in Parenting

33:27 Creating a Supportive Village

39:45 Specialized Services for Moms

Sultana was a client of, and highly recommends Premier Birth Center in Chantilly, VA. :)

Contact Sultana:

Sultana Karim, M.A., LCPC, LPC, CCTP, PMH-COwner/Psychotherapist
Karim Counseling Services, PLLC
w: karimcounseling.org
e: [email protected]

-Offering a Free Monthly Virtual Perinatal Loss Support Group on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 12pm (for mothers who had miscarriage(s), TMFR, & still birth)- to register: email me  or visit my contact page here: www.karimcounseling.org/contact/ -Offering a Virtual Perinatal DBT group for overwhelmed and exhausted pregnant and postpartum moms - up to 5 years postpartum- starting 9/18/25 from 7pm-8:30pm, register here: www.karimcounseling.org/group-therapy-for-moms/   -Fast Healing, Lasting Change with EMDR Therapy Intensives: a powerful mind-body therapt that accelerates healing, processes trauma faster, and helps you feel like yourself again. Specialized in process traumatic birth or grief, & past trauma that impacts your parenting; more on my website at www.karimcounseling.org/emdr-intensives/

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Thank you - YOU are appreciated! Take care of each other. 

Mamistad,
Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

MOM RAGE!!!  It's always been a thing – even when we didn't talk about it, bc it meant we were a bad mom who had no self-control and clearly didn't love our kids or our family for that matter. 

The good news is...not only have we named it, we've finally started to normalize it! Our dear friend Megan MacCutcheon, PMHC and co-founder of Be Hive Wellness, is here  to change the way we look at Mom Rage.

Megan enlightens us through her own lived experience and She shares tools, insights, and more than anything, reassurance that we  are NOT ALONE!

For many (if not all) of us, mom rage is part of the reality of being a mom. Once we acknowledge it, we have ways to deal with it and let the same and guilt go before they become part of our lifelong motherhood journey and steal our precious motherhood JOY! 

This episode will leave you feeling seen and relieved that not only is it more common than you think, mom rage can be dealt with and in the process, might even help us in teaching our children about emotions, accountability and healing. 

Some highlights by the minute...

01:22 Discussing Mom Rage: A Common Struggle

05:51 The Importance of Acknowledging and Repairing

10:57 Factors Contributing to Mom Rage

14:50 Managing Mom Rage: Tools and Strategies

15:50 The Role of Self-Compassion and Community Support

21:05 Understanding Internal Dialogue and Self-Doubt

26:14 Recognizing and Treating Perinatal Mood Disorders (PMADs)

36:37 Flexible Therapy Options for Moms

More on Megan...

Ep.8 MATRESCENCE with Megan MacCutcheon On Spotify  

The blog article she referenced: https://www.meganmaccutcheon.com/blog/beltmeltdown

Downloadable freebie she referenced:

https://www.meganmaccutcheon.com/momstoolkit 

Nicole McNelis - Megan referenced her work with Mom Rage: https://nicolemcnelis.com/

For anyone wanting to dive deeper into mom rage:https://www.meganmaccutcheon.com/offers/F452XAzv/checkout

Megan's Websites:

https://www.meganmaccutcheon.com/https://bewell-wellness.com/https://behivewellness.com/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/meganmaccutcheonpmhchttps://www.instagram.com/bewell__wellnesshttps://www.instagram.com/behivewellness

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Take care of each other!

Mamistad,

Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

In today's episode, we learn that hormones and pregnancy can be fun - when you discuss them with the most entertaining board-certified OBGYN and truthteller I know, Dr. Shweta Patel.

We discuss her books The Book of Hormones , The Book of Pregnancy and soon, The Book of Down Under. They  are part of what will be a collection of 4 books she calls The Book Of Her: Series on Women's Health And Wellness.

Dr. Patel was commissioned into the US Navy and served for 13 years as a medical officer. She then moved to Florida and where she provided obstetrical and gynecological care in person, until the pandemic inspired her to create Gaya Wellness-a platform that provides women with virtually comprehensive and convenient healthcare and wellness.  

Today, Dr. Patel will help us better understand the role of hormones in our pregnancies, as well as the the lovely symptoms they can cause. We'll also touch on the importance of nutrition and sleep and their impact on our hormonal health whether we're pregnant or not.

Connect with Dr. Patel at: https://gayawellness.org/

and on Instagram: @gaya_wellness

Her books are available on Amazon: The Book Of Her: Series on Women's Health And Wellness⁠

The Book Of Hormones: The Ultimate Playbook For Women's Health And Hormonal Balance Through Every Stage Of Life (The Book Of Her: Series on Women's Health And Wellness) (November 30, 2024)

It's phenomenal! ~Mamistad :)

The Book Of Pregnancy: The Ultimate Playbook To An Empowered Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum On YOUR Terms (The Book Of Her: Series on Women's Health And Wellness) Paperback – March 17, 2025

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Take care of each other. 

Mamistad,
Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

In honor of Mother's Day this episode celebrates the beauty of motherhood in all its forms. It also honors those moms who have left this earth, and those of us who revere and cherish them. Gia lost her mom only a few months prior to this recording, and my own precious mom battled Alzheimer's from 2004 to 2012.  

If you have a mom, if you have a child, if you nurture and love a child, we celebrate you!

My guest today is my dear friend of nineteen years, Gia Mariam Hasan. Mariam is an integrative wellness coach, facilitator, and clinical and functional nutritionist. She is a trained mindfulness meditation teacher and stress and resilience coach. She was born in the UK and later lived and worked in the Middle East as a reporter and in refugee camps.

I met Gia when she joined Mamistad in 2007. We were instantly connected. Gia was like a missing piece in my life's puzzle. She was (and still is) beautiful and wise beyond her years.  I know now that her mom plays a huge role in that.

Over the years, we lost touch for a while, though she always remained an inspiration for me. Gia and I recently reconnected when I learned that her precious mother, Selma, had passed away last December. My heart broke for her. I remember how connected she's always been to her mother. I reached out and we picked up where we left off. This time though, we're both navigating motherhood without the earthly guidance of our incredible mothers. After an eight-year journey with Alzheimer's my own mom defeated it and departed this earth in 2012.

I asked Gia to join me for this special episode to honor her mom, as I honor mine. I knew she would bring her usual grace, beauty and love to the discussion, and she did not disappoint. 

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Mamistad,Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

How you choose to deliver your baby should absolutely be your decision and based on your pregnancy and personal needs.

In this episode, we explore the option of midwifery with ​Hilary Biesecker, Certified Nurse Midwife, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse & Founder Loudoun Homebirth & Healthcare.

Hilary began her path to midwifery in 1999 as a certified doula. She then earned an undergraduate nursing degree and practiced as a L&D nurse while earning her graduate degree in Nursing -midwifery. She has attended more than 600 births and has naturally birthed her own four children - the final two as she says, "into the loving hands of midwives".

Hiliary believes in helping parents learn about their options ​while respecting their decisions so that everybody in the delivery room is on the same page.She feels every woman deserves to feel supported, respected and heard during her pregnancy, delivery and postpartum.

Timestamps to our topics: 

00:00 Introduction to Mamistad and Mom Chat

00:40 Exploring Midwifery with Hillary Beker

02:06 Hillary Beker's Journey to Midwifery

03:06 The Importance of Natural Birth

07:16 Challenges and Realities of Hospital Births

09:21 Empowering Women Through Informed Choices

14:51 Historical Context and Midwifery's Role

25:48 Personal Stories and Family Experiences

28:42 Home Birth Journey Begins

29:34 Discovering Midwifery

30:30 Advocating for Home Birth

32:17 Midwifery in Different Cultures

33:00 The Role of Black Midwives

34:11 Becoming a Midwife

36:03 Midwifery Practice and Philosophy

45:29 Supporting Mothers Post-Birth

49:02 Home Birth Transfers

52:05 Resources and Support for Mothers

53:23 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

​You can find Hilary at Loudoun Homebirth & Healthcare and The Body, Birth, and Baby Center.

The famous Ina May Gaskin, author of countless books on midwifery and childbirth who is known as the “mother of authentic midwifery.” once said:Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.

Find more on​ her here: https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/ina-may-gaskin/

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Take care of each other. Mamistad,

Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

#BMHW25

In this episode, we spotlight Black Maternal Health Week. Held annually on April 11-17th, BMHW is a week-long campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people.

We also welcome back our dear friend,  Samantha Griffin .She's an amazing doula and founder of DC Metro Maternity, a group of black women who are incredibly passionate about providing professional doula support to women of color and their partners.

It is shameful that in 2025, our black sisters are still embarking on their new motherhood experiences with a horrible statistic looming over their heads. Black women are dying at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher during and after childbirth. Samantha helps us understand some of the outdated but still prevalent reasons for this statistic.

According to the AMA,  “racial essentialism" is a decades-old belief that races are biologically distinct groups determined by genes AND HAS NO scientific basis - yet, it lingers, along with many other racist ideas, in U.S. health policies and clinical practices. Along with racism in medicine, the belief has perpetuated generations of harm.

We discuss the concept of RACE MEDICINE: which uses race as a biological variable in healthcare, and can perpetuate inequities and biases.
 
​Dr. Dorothy Roberts (a social justice advocate and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania) states: race medicine is bad medicine. It's poor science, and it's a false interpretation of humanity. It is more urgent than ever to finally abandon this backward legacy to affirm our common humanity by ending the social inequalities that truly divide us.

The GOAL: "Race-conscious medicine"  where race is no longer relied on as a biological determinant, but where structural racism's impact on health is acknowledged.and ultimately, better healthcare exists for all, but especially black mothers, - because black mothers should NOT have to add fear for their lives to the many concerns all new moms face.​

Black Maternal Health Week/Black Mamas Matter:  https://blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw25/

Samantha Griffin's website: https://dcmetromaternity.com/

Samantha on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/dcmetromaternity/

Race Medicine: 

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/2025/02/race-is-not-biology

Dr. Dorothy Roberts TED Talk

She has authored and co­-edited ten books, including the award-­winning Killing the Black Body and Shattered Bonds. Her latest book is Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re­-create Race in the Twenty­-First Century.

birthFUND: https://www.thebirthfund.com/

Midwifery care provider parntered with birthFUND:  The Victoria Project - https://www.the-victoria-project.com/

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

Our esteemed guest, Denise Stern, is a mother of three and Founder and CEO of Let Mommy Sleep - a nationally acclaimed company that offers a simple service: nurturing, overnight care to newborns and evidence-based education to their parents.

Let Mommy Sleep has become the country’s leading Baby Nurse and Postpartum Care service  by building and maintaining a team of newborn care experts, baby nurses (RN/LPN) and postpartum doulas across the US. They support families with single babies, twins & triplets with services including:

• Newborn Care
• Baby Basics Class
• Postpartum Visits
• Sleep Training
• Corporate Care

Denise is also an advocate for working families on the national stage, working with expecting parents, families with small children, and mothers transitioning back into the workplace after childbirth.

Let Mommy Sleep is the country's only newborn care franchise and their non-profit, Mission Sleep, provides free care to military and first responder families whose babies arrive when a partner is deployed, wounded or deceased.

Denise continues to be a sought after contributor to local and national media appearing on such outlets as NPR, What to Expect, Care.com, The Associated Press and the Washington Post and now, Mom Chat! :)

In this episode, Denise shares why she believes whole-heartedly in her work that was born out of her own life experiences. She has some wise words for us about the importance of support during the critical newborn period. Times have changed and we owe it to ourselves to change the way we look at newborn care.

Just Googling Denise Stern will bring up TONS about her and if you want to learn more about her services, find everything you need at:

https://letmommysleep.com/

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Thank you - YOU are appreciated! Take care of each other. 

Mamistad,

Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

*Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

This episodes teaches us why CONNECTION IS KEY.  When you feel understood, when you feel seen by someone else,  your cortisol levels start to lower, our brain starts to regulate and we become more grounded and able to cope again! This works in all other areas of your life - so, DEFINITELY TRY THIS AT HOME.Today we welcome licensed professional counselor, Lauren Geriak. Lauren owns Geriak Psychotherapy, a private practice in McLean, VA. She specializes in educating parents on emotional regulation and is incredibly passionate about normalizing the struggles of parenthood and helping parents find the joy of connecting with their kiddos at every age.

Her own motherhood journey was isolating and lonely and she shares openly and honestly, the struggles she had with anxiety and rage after the birth of her first baby.
Little did I know this episode would become such a great pitch for Mamistad Groups! Lauren helps us understand exactly why our groups are so important for us as new moms and how they really can help us navigate the newness of motherhood.

Minute by minute

00:57 Lauren's Mom Journey

02:36 Challenges of Early Motherhood

05:16 Struggles with Postpartum Depression

13:39 The Importance of Support Groups

24:36 Creating Meaningful Connections

25:06 Mindset and Group Dynamics

27:33 The Role of Therapists and Medication

29:59 Parenting Challenges and Strategies

36:52 Repairing Relationships with Children

42:14 The Power of Connection 

You can reach Lauren via email: [email protected] find her on our Mamistad Favorites Page.

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Mamistad,
Cynthia
~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.
Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

Today's guest is the fabulous Tiffany Green, Founder & Owner, of Nounou Nanny. Childcare has always been her gift and passion. She started babysitting at age 15, and became a professional nanny while in college and continued through grad school. Though she felt compelled to go the corporate route, her heart kept pulling her back to her work as a nanny. 
When Tiffany met the love of her life, she knew he had 4 children from a previous marriage. When she and their father decided to marry, she knew that these great kids already had a strong foundation with both of their biological parents, and she had not envisioned herself having a biological child. So when she learned she was pregnant, in her own words, she was shocked and not exactly excited.

After Tiffany's son Jack was born, she encountered a whole new world as a mother, with a depth of emotions and realizations she never anticipated. She shares with us the joys and struggles of welcoming her baby into her large blended family and the lessons she's learning about herself and her own need for space and self-care.

Learn more about NouNouNanny and Tiffany here: https://www.nounou-nanny.com/ 

Follow NouNou Nanny on Instagram: @nounou_nanny.

Since 2005 Mamistad has been connecting first-time pregnant and new moms with their mama tribes to help navigate what I feel is the most unsung time in many of our lives - pregnancy and new motherhood.  Mom Chat is where we share some of the stories and lessons we're learning along the way.

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Thank you - YOU are appreciated! Take care of each other. 

Mamistad,
Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.