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Postpartum Depression Is a Symptom, Not a Diagnosis EP 216


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What if postpartum depression isn’t the problem itself… but a symptom of something much deeper? 

This episode is going to make you rethink everything you know about postpartum depression.  Something fixable? I'm breaking it all down: the nutrient depletion, trauma, sleep loss, birth medications, toxins, and isolation that are wrecking postpartum health—and why the current system is failing mothers at the root.

If you're a postpartum provider, doula, therapist, midwife, nurse, or birth professional (or anyone passionate about postpartum recovery), this conversation is ESSENTIAL. It's time to stop labeling and start healing at the core. If you’re searching for functional nutrition, perinatal mental health education, and REAL answers for postpartum healing—you’re exactly in the right place.

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/postpartum-depression-is-a-symptom-not-a-diagnosis-ep-216/


Key Time Stamps: 

00:00  The hard truth about postpartum depression
01:06  Miranda’s experience with postpartum depression & bipolar disorder
02:28  Science proves it—but the system doesn’t value mothers
03:30 Postpartum depression as a symptom, not a diagnosis
04:51  Why symptom labels don’t fix root causes
05:50 How postpartum medications can help—and how they can hurt
06:30 Why postpartum care must be more than prescribing meds
08:54 The 6 root causes behind postpartum depression
10:19 The shocking nutrient depletion rates in postpartum women
11:47 Toxic overload and why detox pathways matter
13:57 How sleep deprivation physically rewires the postpartum brain
15:19 Unprocessed trauma and nervous system breakdown
17:47 How birth medications impact postpartum mental health
19:08 The brutal reality of no support and isolated motherhood
20:22  Providers aren’t taught postpartum-specific healing
21:04  Is this anecdotal or real science? (Hint: it’s clinical, it's proven)
22:35  Why depression is the warning light, not the broken engine
23:43  Why moms aren't broken—the care system is
24:34  The new model of postpartum care: body, mind, spirit, and environment
25:41  How Postpartum University is revolutionizing postpartum healing

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