Perinatal Mood Changes and Postpartum Mood Disorders

What is a Postpartum Mood Disorder?On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet sits down with Dr. Katayune Kaeni to address the topics of postpartum depression, anxiety and OCD. Dr. Kat is a psychologist and specialist in maternal mental health and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. She works with moms and families to heal from the difficulties of depression, anxiety and other mood changes that can happen during conception, pregnancy, miscarriage, loss of a baby, birth and postpartum. In addition to her professional training, she also draws from her own personal experiences with the challenges of postpartum to discuss this topic.We’ll hear about her own professional and personal background, and how it is she came to do the work she’s doing now. There are so many misconceptions about the various ways hormones can affect our postpartum experience (and beyond!). Dr. Kaeni gives us a brief overview of the differences between the “baby blues,” postpartum depression, and postpartum anxiety, dispels some of the common myths about postpartum mood disorders, and tells us what, in her opinion as a professional who works with families struggling with the transition into parenthood, are the best places to start for new parents experiencing postpartum mood disorders.Quick access to links in this episode:Mom and Mind Podcast, hosted by Dr. Kat KaeniDr. Kathleen Kendall Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPAPostpartum.netMaternal Mental Health NowSeleni InstitutePostpartum Stress Center2020 MomCONNECT WITH US!Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest / YouTubeKat: Facebook page / Facebook group / Twitter / InstagramText transcript of this episodeAyelet: Welcome to episode 64 of the Learn With Less podcast. Today I’m speaking with Dr Katayune Kaeni, a psychologist specializing in perinatal mental health, and the creator and host of the Mom and Mind podcast. Dr. Kat has a private practice where she focuses on supporting new mothers and their families. She volunteers with postpartum support international, and she works with San Bernardino County’s maternal mental health work group as a subject matter expert to provide training to local mental health and allied healthcare providers. So Kat, thank you so much for being here. Welcome to Learn With Less.Kat: You’re welcome. I’m really happy to be here and share whatever I can about maternal mental health.Ayelet: Well, it’s a such an important subject as we all know. And I’ve asked you to come onto the show today to speak about this topic of postpartum depressio...