Stephanie speaks with therapist Allison O'Brien, LMFT about all things related to her journey through motherhood. We talk breastfeeding, careers, choosing when to have another baby, and more. Mrs. O'Brien also talks about parenting during the Coronavirus.
Dr. Nichelle Haynes talks medications during pregnancy, types of resources for mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, and mental health myths. Dr. Nichelle Haynes is a Board Certified psychiatrist in Austin, Texas where she specializes in women's mental health. She spent time in training in Fort Worth, Houston and Galveston, Texas prior to returning to her home town to practice full time. She currently works at an inpatient hospital where she is director of an inpatient unit dedicated sp...
Stephanie speaks with Dr. Kristin Lasseter on Perinatal Mental Health including taking medications while pregnant and breastfeeding. Kristin Lasseter, MD graduated cum laude from Southwestern University with a Bachelors of Science in Biology prior to attending medical school at the Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Dr. Lasseter excelled in medical school and was awarded membership into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society....
Stephanie interviews author Kate Rope on her book "Strong As A Mother" and her own journey with her emotional health. Stephanie and Kate talk about taboo subjects surrounding maternal mental health and how to get the help you need during your journey as a mother. KATE ROPE is an award-winning freelance journalist and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time magazine, Real Simple, Working Mother, and many other publications. She is the author of Strong as a ...
Rebecca Scritchfield is a well-being coach, registered dietitian nutritionist, ACSM certified exercise physiologist, and author of the book, Body Kindness: Transform your health from the inside out and never say diet again (Workman Publishing), which Publisher’s Weekly calls “a rousing guide to better health” and The New York Times Book Review calls “simple and true”. Through her weight-inclusive Body Kindness counseling practice, Rebecca helps people reject diets and body shame to create a bett...
TRIGGER WARNING: SOME DETAILS IN THIS EPISODE MAY BE TRIGGERING FOR SOME PEOPLE. Sarah King is the current president of Project Sweet Peas. Sarah is the mother of 2 children. After a difficult birth, Sarah's son Avi was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and later passed away. Her second child, Lila, was born 18 months later, and is now a happy, healthy seven-year-old. From her experience, Sarah is passionate about empowering parents faced with life’s most fragile and difficult...
Dr. Alyssa Berlin talks making plans for postpartum with your partner, struggles in relationships postpartum, and the importance of education during pregnancy. Dr. Alyssa Berlin is a clinical psychologist specializing in pregnancy, postpartum and parenting. She offers private counseling for women individually and with their partners. Her expertise include the transition to postpartum, treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and trauma. Dr. Berlin is the creator of The AfterBirth Plan Works...
Heidi is a Texas Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Texas Licensed Professional Counselor, and Perinatal Mental Health Certified. Her private practice is based out of Flower Mound, Texas. Heidi offers online video counseling to women living in Texas. She specializes in women’s mental wellness. Heidi speaks about grief, loss, and anxiety throughout motherhood as well as options for treatment for Postpartum Mood Disorders. Heidi also shares her own personal story with grief and loss.
Dr. Bailey Escarzaga is an OB/GYN in private practice in Austin, TX. She is a mom of an almost two year old boy and an advocate for women's health issues in Texas. She attended Texas Tech University Health Science Center in El Paso, TX for her medical degree and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX for her residency training in OB/GYN. She has a special interest in improving the prenatal and postpartum experience through nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness. She works at the state level to ...
Dr. Jaime Friedman is a pediatrician in San Diego and a mom of 2. She has been in practice for 17 years and currently runs her office, sits on the board of directors for her company (Children’s Primary Care Medical Group) and is the director of marketing. She is present on social media under the handle @DrJaimeFriedman and runs her blog drjaimefriedman.com. She is an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics and sits on the executive committee for the AAP’s council on communic...
Dr. Elliot Berlin is an award winning prenatal chiropractor, childbirth educator and labor doula. His Informed Pregnancy® Project aims to utilize multiple forms of media including a weekly podcast, documentary films and a youtube series to compile and deliver unbiased information about pregnancy and childbirth to empower new and expectant parents to make informed choices regarding their pregnancy and parenting journey. Social Media: The best way to access all of his media is through his bio link...
Interview with Parijat Deshpande discussing resources for high-risk pregnancy, grief, and trauma. Parijat Deshpande is the leading high-risk pregnancy expert, mind-body health specialist, trauma professional, speaker and author who teaches women how to deactivate their stress response before, during and after a high-risk pregnancy so they can give their baby a strong start to life. Her unique approach has served hundreds of women to reclaim a safety and trust in their bodies that they thought wa...
