46. Postpartum Depression, taking time off from residency, type I diabetes, and health care education and advocacy with Dr. Padget Skogman

"Because then I had to go back to residency, and I could have quit but I didn't want to. I was feeling better, but going back as a brand new first time mom - breastfeeding, not sleeping, all the things - was so much easier than going through residency with depression."

This episode is with Dr. Padget Skogman who is a board certified pediatrician.

In this episode we talk about:

- Dealing with depression in residency

- The disconnect between what her program director thought was an appropriate mental health leave (1 week) vs her psychiatrist advocating for much longer

- The difference between doing residency training depressed vs as a new mom coming back from maternity leave

- Second episode of postpartum depression, taking much longer to recover from as she only had 6 weeks of maternity leave

- Being a physician with type I diabetes

- Being the first woman physician to join a practice

- Her current passion project

- and so much more!

 Connect with Moms of Medicine:
- Instagram @moms_of_medicine
- Momsofmedicine@gmail.com

Connect with Dr. Padget Skogman:

- Instagram @padgetskogmanmd

- Padgetskogmanmd.com