May is mental health awareness month, and today, we are talking about mental health in motherhood. So many moms are suffering in silence, and joining me to break that silence today is my friend, Rachael Hunt Elmore.

Rachael is a licensed mental health counselor supervisor, expert speaker, and award winning author with over 20 years of experience in the counseling field. 

Join Rachael and I as we talk about: 

• the surprising impact of motherhood on our mental health
• recognizing postpartum depression (and other postpartum mental health issues) in ourselves and in moms we love
• the stigma of postpartum depression 
• ways we can best support new moms
• how mental health impacts every aspect of our lives
• the science of self-care

Here's the truth about postpartum depression: there is hope, and it gets better. Rachael and I are living proof.

 

LINKS AND RESOURCES

If you are or think you may be suffering from PPD, please reach out to your healthcare provider. 

Postpartum Depression Info from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynocologists

Postpartum Support International

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