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Think postpartum psychosis is just a scary headline? Think again. This powerful episode pulls back the curtain on a condition too often misunderstood and dangerously dismissed. Join us as we listen to Aaisha Alvi, a postpartum psychosis awareness advocate and survivor, whose raw and compelling story will challenge everything you thought you knew. As postpartum providers and professionals, you'll gain invaluable insight into the lived experience of this psychiatric emergency, the critical warning signs, and the potentially life-saving actions you can take. This isn't just theoretical knowledge; it's essential postpartum education that could directly impact the lives of your clients and their families.

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Key Time Stamps: 

• 01:17: Meeting Aaisha Alvi & the urgent need for PPP awareness.
• 02:24: Aaisha's progression from PPD/PPA to psychosis after birth.
• 05:13: The onset of terrifying delusions & altered reality.
• 06:38 & 09:29: Repeated dismissal by doctors despite clear distress.
• 08:21: PPP after miscarriage: highlighting broader risk factors.
• 17:07: Hallucinations & delusions: the critical diagnostic markers.
• 18:07: PPP as a psychiatric emergency with suicide/infanticide risks.
• 23:34: The heartbreaking impact of dismissed pleas for help.
• 25:16: Aaisha's healing journey: medication, therapy, self-education.
• 21:52: The critical importance of truly listening to mothers.
• 15:18: Challenging the "rare" label & advocating for better care.
• 28:35: Hope for improved provider awareness & life-saving interventions.

Connect with Aaisha

Aaisha Alvi is a postpartum psychosis awareness advocate and writer. Her book, A Mom Like That: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis was recently released. You can follow her awareness efforts below.

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Read the first 5 chapters of Aaisha's Book: A Mom Like That: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis ---> https://books.google.ca/books?id=kd_eEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT12&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&gboemv=1&redir_esc=y

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