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Liberating Motherhood
Challenging the culture around US maternal health and strengthening the family unit.
Whos's this for? Pregnant women, birthing people, birth workers, postpartum mothers and parents
Leah LaHue is a birth doula, speaker, educator and mom of 2. She is a life-long learner and actively challenges the status quo surrounding the "business" of maternal health care in the United States. The Liberating Motherhood podcast features raw, unfiltered personal stories of motherhood and childbirth as well as conversations with experts, wellness practitioners, and heart-to-hearts with women whose stories represent us all. She aims to help women cultivate true embodiment and peace in their birth and motherhood transition through critical thinking and asking questions. This podcast includes evidence based research and also thoughtful opinions. We will laugh, cry, but most importantly we will support each other through the most important journey in the evolution of mankind; birth and parenthood.
Liberating Motherhood
My Struggle With Post Partum OCD and Intrusive Thoughts
Have you ever had an intrusive thought that you just couldn’t shake? I have. It was the scariest time of my life and not even my closest friends have heard this story.
If you are struggling with mental health as a mom, you are not alone. There is an epidemic of mental health disorders in the US and they are contributing significantly to our increasing maternal death rate which is much higher than our peers. Nearly 1 in 4 maternal deaths in the US are related to mental health. That’s almost double the rate of maternal death from postpartum hemorrhage, the second leading cause of pregnancy-related death. Please don’t wait to seek help like I did.
This episode Includes nutrition tips for preventing anxiety (13:41) and a daily exercise to stop the cycle of intrusive thoughts. (21:59).
Resources:
· Post Partum Support International
· PSI Hotline 1-800-944-4773
· CNN Article “Maternal Mental Health Conditions Drive Climbing Death Rate In US”
· The Basics Of Post Partum OCD
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