Dr. Nadia Ali joins us to teach us about functional medicine and its value in treating conditions like autoimmune disorders. We discuss the impact of autoimmune problems on emotional wellbeing, the role of mindfulness and other integrative treatment tools, and how working with a functional medicine specialist may help you.

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To sign up for the Fellowship in Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry, please visit: PsychiatryFellowship.com

To connect with Dr. Nadia Ali:
Website: https://www.theholistichealing.org/
You tube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FunctionalHolisticHealingDrNadiaAli-webinars/?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: @restorative_lifestyle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Functional-Holistic-Healing-113871263775688 

Yoga has a good evidence base for treating a wide variety of mental health ailments, including trauma. In this episode, I interview Diana May, a trauma-informed yoga instructor who shares with us how the body can hold trauma and how yoga and somatic work can help to heal the mind and body together. 

Correction: Window of Tolerance was coined by Dr. Dan Siegel, not Dr. Stephen Porges

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To sign up for the Fellowship in Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry, please visit: PsychiatryFellowship.com

Connect with Diana May Today!
Diana May Yoga: https://www.dianamay.com/

This Father's Day, let's talk about paternal postpartum depression, which affects 1/10 fathers. There are risk factors, precipitating factors, and impacts on the entire family unit to discuss, along with treatment options and ways we can decrease risk and stigma as a society. 

To learn more about me and my reproductive & integrative psychiatry clinic helping patients across California, please visit - AnnaGlezerMD.com

To sign up for the Fellowship in Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry, please visit: PsychiatryFellowship.com

Helpful Links:
Help for Dads through PSI: https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/help-for-dads/
PPD in Men: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6659987/
Sad Dads: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922346/

To Carry Wonder is a fun new type of pregnancy book, a curated blend of story and art with evidence-based insight. It’s a two-in-one keepsake–a nurturing companion and guide for mamas and mamas-to-be. Parker draws from her own personal and clinical experiences with pregnancy, providing practical support via candid memoirs and conversational heart-to-hearts—to inspire wholeness in pregnancy and motherhood.

To learn more about me and my reproductive & integrative psychiatry clinic helping patients across California, please visit - AnnaGlezerMD.com

To sign up for the Fellowship in Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry, please visit: PsychiatryFellowship.com

Important Links:
tocarrywonder.com
postpartum.net

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a condition that impacts 15% of reproductively aged women in this country and has countless physical and psychological impacts. We'll focus on the emotional effects and discuss ways to feel better. 

To learn more about me and my reproductive & integrative psychiatry clinic helping patients across California, please visit - AnnaGlezerMD.com

To learn more about the Fellowship in Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry, please visit PsychiatryFellowship.com 

Helpful Links:
National PCOS Association https://pcoschallenge.org/
PCOS Awareness Association https://www.pcosaa.org/
Review of psychiatric conditions in PCOS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30066285/
Meta-analysis of mental health and PCOS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32514730/
Systematic review of exercise as a treatment for PCOS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34930180/

Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that impacts 1/1000 postpartum women. We'll discuss the signs and symptoms, what to look out for in a loved one, how to reduce your risk, and treatment options.

To learn more about me and my reproductive & integrative psychiatry clinic helping patients across California, please visit - AnnaGlezerMD.com

To learn more about the Fellowship in Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry, visit PsychiatryFellowship.com

Helpful Links:
MGH's Postpartum Psychosis Project: https://www.mghp3.org/ 

Postpartum Support International HelpLine: 1-800-944-4773

Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (via text or phone)

A recent study demonstrated what we already know - parental leave leads to improved mental health postpartum. In this episode, we'll discuss the importance of parental leave, particularly paid parental leave and where the US and various states are in the process of implementing this. We'll also discuss what makes returning to work challenging and tips for how to navigate this effectively.

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Helpful Links:
Lancet Article 2023:   https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(22)00311-5/fulltext
Pew Research Article: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/12/16/u-s-lacks-mandated-paid-parental-leave/
Blog Article on Maternity Leave and Mental Health: https://www.mindbodypregnancy.com/articles/maternity-leave-and-mental-health
Linked In Poll on Working Mothers: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nearly-half-mothers-work-take-break-again-why-still-stigma-fairchild/

There are many myths and misconceptions about women's hormones. We'll cover various misunderstandings that exist around topics like perimenopause, hormone treatment and hormone testing, PCOS, adrenal fatigue, and postpartum depression. 

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If you're a clinician and want to learn more, consider joining our Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship Program - PsychiatryFellowship.com

Links:
Review of Adrenal Fatigue: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27557747
Summaries of adrenal fatigue: 

• https://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/journal/current-controversy-does-adrenal-fatigue-exist
• https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-adrenal-fatigue-real-201802281334

Have you heard of the Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex? This episode will go into the details of this little known condition, which is the experience of feeling an intense surge of depression or dysphoria or just general feeling low for the first few seconds or couple of minutes of milk letdown that happens either during pumping or breastfeeding, and can have consequences for mom and baby. 

To learn more about me and my reproductive & integrative psychiatry clinic helping patients across California, please visit - AnnaGlezerMD.com

Helpful links:
https://d-mer.org/

2019 Study on D-MER: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31393168/

2021 Review of the Psychoneurobiology of D-MER: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34816221/

Are you curious about what the term Attachment means and its importance in your mental and emotional well-being? In this episode, I speak with Lisa Manca, an attachment and movement therapist who specializes in helping those who struggling in their relationships, with dating, with anxiety or depression, and those who have struggled with traumatic events to better understand the role of attachment in their lives and to help folks reconnect with their bodies, release pain, and feel better.

To learn more about me and my reproductive psychiatry clinic helping patients across California, please visit - AnnaGlezerMD.com

Links:

Lisa Manca's website: 
http://.lisamanca.com

Diane Poole Heller's work on Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience (DARE)
https://traumasolutions.com/

Book: Power of Attachment
https://traumasolutions.com/power-attachment-book/

American Dance Therapy Association: 
https://adta.org/