Moms are expected to emotionally regulate everyone in the house.

But what happens when her own mental health is struggling?

In this episode of Real Life with RDU, I sit down with Dr. Priscilla Hidalgo of Lux Psychiatry, PLLC to talk about maternal mental health, anxiety, depression, postpartum changes, and the role medication can play in emotional regulation and family stability.

We talk about:

• How untreated anxiety and depression impact parenting
• The difference between stress and a clinical mental health concern
• Medication during pregnancy and postpartum
• Why stigma keeps high functioning moms from getting help
• What emotionally regulated parenting actually requires

Here is the truth. Parents cannot teach emotional regulation skills while chronically dysregulated themselves. Mental health support is not weakness. It is responsible leadership inside your family.

If you work with children, support families, or are a parent yourself, this conversation matters.

Share this episode with a mom who carries too much quietly.

Connect with Dr. Priscilla Hidalgo
Lux Psychiatry, PLLC
Website: www.luxpsychiatry.com

8396 Six Forks Rd., Ste 104
Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: 919 646 1914
Fax: 352 204 1963
Instagram: @luxpsychiatry
Facebook: Lux Psychiatry PLLC

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9/30/25