Answered: your most burning questions about maternal mental health

As a Clinical Psychologist specializing in maternal mental health I’m passionate in empowering you with information about your mental health.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to do a podcast episode with Dr Angela Lim from Clearhead to talk about my favourite topic!

In the first part of this episode I deep dived into some of these frequently asked questions:

1. What is the difference between perinatal depression, antenatal depression, postnatal/postpartum depression?

2. What are the 3 signs to look out for in your mood, behaviour and thoughts that might indicate you have perinatal depression?

3. What is the difference between the sleep patterns for those with depression vs normal changes due to having an infant?

4. How do you deal with grieving from a miscarriage or still birth?

5. Why is social connection important in moving through the grief process and maternal mental health?

6. What is the impact of the pandemic on maternal mental health?

7. Do new fathers experience similar mental health challenges as new mothers?

The podcast episode is available on your favourite platform:

• Spotify Part 1
• Apple Part 1
• Spreaker Part 1

And of course on Youtube below.

I hope you find the podcast episode helpful and if you have any questions or feedback, I’d love to hear from you.

PS: If you feel that you are struggling and can relate to some of the topics I talked about in this episode, please reach out. You can contact me here.

Dr Missy