PPSM Baby Brain; Emotional Wellness in Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenting

Listen in as Michele talks about her own journey with postpartum depression and how she is now helping others with her work at PPSM and as an emergency room psychiatric provider. 

Michele is a Doctorate Nurse Practitioner from the University of Minnesota, during which she focused her studies on women’s health & PMADs. She has completed PSI Maternal Mental Health Trainings.

A survivor of postpartum depression, Michele personally experienced providers who were not aware of PMADs. She hopes through legislation to change the way healthcare is informed about perinatal mental health. She is currently in practice in a local Emergency Room, and also teaches yoga classes.

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Listen in as Dr. Imran Khawaja talks about the importance of sleep and strategies to improve your sleep quality in pregnancy and with new babies.  Even tips for daylight savings time change!

National Sleep Foundation
American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Imran S Khawaja MD FAASM
Dr. Imran S. Khawaja is a board-certified psychiatrist and a sleep medicine specialist, who is considered a national leader in sleep and mental health.
He is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma. He has been academic medicine and held academic appointments at various institutions, including the University of North Dakota, University of Minnesota, Baylor College of Medicine, and other universities. 
Dr. Khawaja has been a course director of a full day course on sleep medicine for psychiatrists at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for five years and has given many talks to audiences from all backgrounds. He has published more than 100 articles, including peer-reviewed articles, review articles, editorials, and book chapters. He has published several books on the topics of sleep, psychiatry, and self-help. 

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Listen to the PrairieCare Perinatal Intensive Outpatient's staff talk about their personal connection to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and their roles in the IOP.  Hear first hand a story of recovery of perinatal OCD as Lisa walks us through her journey.

PrairieCare  612-274-7494

prairie-care.com/services/perinatal-mental-health-clinic/


Lisa Cross, LMFT, PMH-C
Lisa is the program therapist for the Prairie-Care Perinatal Mental Health Program in Brooklyn Park.  She served for 5 years as the Co-Director of PPSM and fought for legislative awareness of PMADs in our state.  She also served as one of the MN PSI State Coordinators for 4 years.  Her sole practice is focused on Perinatal Mental Health.

Rena Sugarbaker, MD 
Dr. Sugarbaker is an Adult Psychiatrist specializing in Perinatal Psychiatry at PrairieCare.

Sogand Ghasshemi, MD 

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Listen in as staff from Nystrom and Associates describe programs offered for new families and talk about personal connections to their work.  Also, find out about access to care and programs are increasing. 

Guests:
Jeri Tongen, MS, LMFT, CD, PMH-C  is the clinical program director of the NAL Mother and Baby program in Eden Prairie, she is the Education Director at PPSM and works as a Certified Birth Doula.  Her work focuses on recovery from traumatic deliveries, perinatal depression, anxiety, panic, OCD and perinatal loss including miscarriages and stillborn births.  

Rachel Sobolewski MA, LPCC, PMH-C  is the clinical program director of NAL Mother and Baby program in Otsego.  She is a a trained DBT provider having done clinical work in an adherent program for over 4 years, and is a Perinatal Trained EMDR provider with focus on postpartum PTSD and trauma impacting the transition to motherhood.  

Brian Nystrom LICSW, LMFT is the founder and Chief Clinic Officer at Nystrom and Associates.  He has an undergraduate degree from Bethel University, Graduate degree from University of Minnesota and Doctoral Degree from Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies.  

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Listen to our conversation with Dr. Maima Fant as she talks about seeking perinatal mental health help as a woman of color.  She also gives us insight on ways to improve access and how things are different in a pandemic. 

Resources:
openpathcollective.org
therapyforblackgirls.com
postpartum.net/professionals/perinatal-mental-health-alliance-for-people-of-color

Dr. Fant is an Assistant Professor and licensed clinical social worker with over 11 years experience in outpatient community mental health settings and in private practice. She has worked with individuals, families, and groups. Throughout her career, she has completed additional training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Certification of Course Completion in Maternal Mental Health (Mom 2020/PSI). Currently, Dr. Fant maintains a mental health private practice in Eagan, MN with a specialization in perinatal mental health. Her research interests include: Culturally-Responsive Mental Health Practice and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders among Black Women.

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Listen in as we talk to Tasa Leikvoll, staff member at the Redleaf Center for Family Healing, about programming offered to new parents.  The Mother Baby program at Hennepin HealthCare is the longest standing perinatal mental health program in Minnesota. 

Mother Baby at HCMC 

Redleaf Center for Family Healing

HOPE line:  612-873-HOPE (4673) 

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Listen in as past PPSM board member Morgan Scherer talks about her journey to recovery, recovery in a pandemic, social media's influence on coping with alcohol and how to connect for support. 
See Morgan's PPSM Peer Support Bio

Here are some resources shared by Morgan:
https://minnesotarecovery.org/

https://www.sobermomtribe.com/

https://www.instagram.com/msmpls/

http://www.lauriehealy.com/

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In 2016 PPSM joined forces with PrairieCare and DHS to offer perinatal psychiatric consultation to any prescribing provider in the state of Minnesota.  Our goal was to improve the mental health care of moms who would benefit from medication during and after pregnancy.  This service is for any prescribing provider in MN who has questions about medication prescribing to moms during pregnancy or breastfeeding.   https://www.mnpsychconsult.com/

If you are not a prescriber or looking for resources outside of medication please contact our helpline.  https://ppsupportmn.org/

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Listen in as Crystal Clancy previous Executive Director and Lauren Robbins current Executive Director shed light on PPSM as an organization, where it started and where we are headed.  

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PPSM is branching out to reach our virtual community in a new way.... WE ARE PODCASTING!!!!! 
Watch our social media and website for more alerts as we address hot topics in everything pregnancy, postpartum and parenting related.  

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