Episode 72: Psychologist Dr. Rachel Barbanel-Fried & Perinatal Mental Health

The Family Brain with Megan Gipson

Psychologist, Dr. Rachel Barbanel-Fried (Dr. RBF) helps us kick off our series on perinatal mental health. In this episode I talk with Dr. RBF about the spectrum of issues that can often arise over the course of growing a family. One of the objectives in this Family Brain series is to increase communication around the challenges that women and their partners may face through the process of pregnancy as well as pre- nataland post-natal pregnancy. (Perinatal is a term that covers all of these time frames. If you have never heard this term, you are not alone. I just learned that word too.) We discuss post-partum depression, as well as post-partum anxiety and explore ways that families can prepare to care for themselves in advance of some of the many changes that come with bringing a child into the world. Dr. RBF suggests resources that may be available to families like lactation consultants and birth and post-partum doulas. Additionally, we talk about ways that families can help build a village to help them during this major life transition. I found a great free resource online from healthymamahacks.net to help prepare a postnatal plan. I so very wish I had done something like this when I was preparing to welcome my children to the world. Check it out here https://healthymamahacks.net/postpartum-plan-postpartum-doula/ You can learn more about Dr. RBF on her web site www.drrbf.com

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