EP41. Anxiety and OCD in Pregnancy and Motherhood, with Jenna Overbaugh

EP41. Renee chats with licensed therapist, Jenna Overbaugh. Jenna tells us about her own experience with anxiety and OCD in pregnancy and motherhood. She explains why fear makes sense in context of parenting, how to know whether your anxiety/OCD symptoms are normal, adaptive, or functional, as opposed to problematic. Jenna gives us practical things we can do at home to ease our anxiety, and describes what professional treatment is like.  Books recommended by Jenna:  How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids - Jancee Dunn  Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts - Karen Kleiman Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts - Karen Kleiman This episode is brought to you by GrowCo postnatal rehab. GrowCo supports mothers in their healing through doctor-designed and led postnatal fitness. With a focus on the core and pelvic floor, the online community features 50+ workouts streaming 24/7, weekly live workouts and monthly masterclasses. CLICK HERE to sign up now with a one time payment of $250 (50% off the regular price). To find a GrowCo healthcare professional near you, click HERE. Follow Growco (@growco.rehab) on Instagram. ____________________________________________________________________ To join The Mom Room Community, click HERE. To connect with Renee Reina, click HERE. To visit Renee's blog, click HERE. Follow Renee Reina (@the.mom.room) on TikTok. Follow Renee Reina (@the.mom.room) on Instagram. To visit The Mom Room podcast website, click HERE. Follow Jenna (@jenna.overbaugh) on Instagram. To visit Jenna's website, click HERE. To listen to the All The Hard Things podcast, click HERE. To follow Jenna on Facebook, click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices