The EMBER Project Podcast

This is the fourth installment of our 4 part series recognizing Women's Health Awareness and Mental Health Awareness Month. We are joined by Kelly, a Mental Health Care Professional who thrives on creating ways for people to learn, grow, and take care of their well-being. She shares actionable steps to improve our mental health in minutes.

As always, for more information about The EMBER Project please visit our⁠⁠ WEBSITE⁠⁠. There you will find out how you can support our mission by ⁠⁠VOLUNTEERING⁠⁠ or how to ⁠⁠NOMINATE⁠⁠ an Early Mother or yourself for our program.

In this episode, we meet Leslie, a Maternal Mental Health Counselor with One Health Ohio - Baby on Board Program. We talk about postpartum depression and how it can affect teen moms in different ways than other mothers. To find help for your postpartum depression concerns, please scroll down.

This is the third installment of our 4 part series recognizing Women's Health Awareness and Mental Health Awareness Month. As always, for more information about The EMBER Project please visit our⁠ WEBSITE⁠. There you will find out how you can support our mission by ⁠VOLUNTEERING⁠ or how to ⁠NOMINATE⁠ an Early Mother or yourself for our program.

Resources if you need help with Postpartum Depression Postpartum.net

Phone and Text for Postpartum Support International:

1-800-944-4773 (4PPD) #1 En Español or #2 English

Text in English: 800-944-4773

Text en Español: 971-203-7773

The Helpline will provide you with support and resources. You will be asked to leave a confidential message and a trained and caring volunteer will return your call or text.

3-National Maternal Mental Health Line

You’re not alone

Pregnant or just had a baby? The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7.

1-833-TLC-MAMA

In our second episode honoring Mental Health and Women's Health Awareness month, we talk not only about domestic violence, but the way women were supported (or not) in the 60s and 70s as opposed to now. We've come a long way baby, and although domestic violence is still a horrific experience, there are resources. You can call the domestic violence hotline at 1.800.799.7233 or text the word START to 88788 to find out about resources available. If you are here in Columbiana County Ohio, call 330-420-0036. Please share this episode with anyone who you think might be suffering abuse.

Welcome to Week 1 of our 4 part series on Mental Health, Women's Health and how it's a little different for teen moms. This week I talk with Rea, who experienced a lot of stigma and shame related to her pregnancy at 14. We discuss how the things said to us and about us stayed with us, and played a part in shaping who we became. Although our situations were different, they were the same in many ways... Especially the ways that it affected our mental health for years to come.

In this long awaited episode, (I have been pestering Katrina for months to get her to let me interview her... ) You may have seen Katrina's story on Instagram or even on the news! It is an amazing story and I admire Katrina immensely even though she maintains that she is "Just a mom...." As always please like subscribe and most importantly share with someone who may be encouraged by this story. For more information about Katrina's story, ⁠CLICK HERE ⁠. For information about The EMBER Project, please visit our ⁠WEBSITE⁠. There you can find out how to assist us in our efforts to improve the lives of early mothers and break the poverty cycle that so often follows early motherhood.

In this episode, we talk to Meghan, teen mom, mental health nurse and one of the driving forces behind Thrive 10:10. She is another great example of early parenthood paving the way for a heart for helping other women (and men) to live the life they were created for. To learn more about Thrive 10:10 you can visit them on ⁠FACEBOOK HERE ⁠ or visiting their website at www.thriveneighbors.org for more information. There you can learn about the variety of programs Thrive 10:10 provides. To learn more about The EMBER Project, please visit us at www.TheEMBERProject.org. There you can find out how to get involved as a mentor or other volunteer, donate, or ask to be considered as one of our early mother mentees. As always, please Like and Subscribe and most importantly share it with someone you believe will be encouraged by our podcast.

I am so very excited about this interview. In this episode, we meet Gabby. She is an amazing example of a teen mom maturing into a wonderful example of an advocate for women.. particularly the ones who happen to come to work at her restaurant. I first saw Gabby on Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares" and although I was sure she would never answer, I tracked down her email address and asked her to be on our podcast. Not only did she answer, she agreed to be on the show.. and her interview gave me goosebumps! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! As always, please like, share and subscribe. Most importantly, please share our podcast with a young woman who might find it encouraging. To find out more about The EMBER Project you can visit our website by ⁠CLICKING HERE⁠. There you can learn how to become a mentor to an early mother, or ask to be considered for the project as one of our future success stories. If you are interested in the preview of Gabby's "Kitchen Nightmares" episode preview, ⁠CLICK HERE⁠.

In this episode, we meet Heather, teen mom, 2016 Miss America and the driving force behind the Ohio non profit, Clothed In Strength. I was blown away by Heather's humble beauty and willingness to devote her time and money to other women in need. It was amazing meeting her and hearing about her journey and how she has transformed hardship into healing with her mission to bridge the gap between government assistance and financial freedom for low to moderate income single mothers. If you would like to learn more about Clothed In Strength you can visit them at their ⁠WEBSITE⁠ or follow her on ⁠FACEBOOK .⁠ If you are interested in seeing how you can be a part of The EMBER Project, visit us at www.theemberproject.org or ⁠CLICK HERE⁠ to see how you can put your time, talent or treasures to work. If you are an early mother looking for support, ⁠CLICK HERE⁠ to see if our program is right for you!

In this episode we have the pleasure of meeting Jerrie, a wildly successful woman, who got pregnant the very first time she had sex at 14. Rather than allowing that to derail her dreams, she hits here first set of life goals before she was 30!! It is amazing how resilient we can be when we have to! As always, please Like, Subscribe and share this episode with someone who might find it helpful. To find out how YOU can become part of The EMBER PROJECT, ⁠Click Here⁠! If you are a teen or early mother looking for support, ⁠Click Here⁠.

In this episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Kristie, a local OBGYN who shares her expertise with us on all things teen motherhood. After listening to the episode, if you have any questions for Dr. Kristie that we didn't cover, please drop them in the comments. As always, please share this episode, plus like and subscribe our podcast. To find out how you can volunteer for The EMBER Project, ⁠PLEASE CLICK HERE⁠. If you are a young mother interested in being considered for the program, ⁠PLEASE CLICK HERE⁠.