If you’ve ever had a kid, your brain needs this episode.
I can distinctly remember whispering to my therapist that I didn’t really like what had happened to me after becoming a parent. I honestly couldn’t tell if it was my physiology that was failing me, society or my perception of what parenthood was going to look like. It turns out, it was probably all three. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Laura Jasmin and Dr. Carly King, two Naturopathic Doctors and educators at The Confident Clinician. The work that Carly and Laura focus on is the impact of things like nutrition, lab testing, support and infrastructure have on maternal mental health and we’re diving deep into how the system is failing mothers and why Canada’s “no screening for maternal mental health” policy has affected all of us. Even if your babies are old (mine are 11 and 13 and this still shows up in my life) this episode is for you. It will help you see yourself in our stories, be given permission to grieve what we could have had in those early months of parenthood and will put a fire in your heart to support other new parents in your life. It’s an emotional share where you’ll hear stories of resiliency, failure and perseverance in 3 women and you’ll quickly learn why we are not taking the maternal mental health guidelines in Canada sitting down. If you are a practitioner or work with women and new parents in any capacity, we’d like to invite you to a free maternal mental health workshop intended for practitioners. In the workshop, you will learn to better understand our broken screening guidelines, and how to screen your patients and support them in getting the care they need. Whether you are a Naturopathic Doctor or another practitioner who works with people during pregnancy or postpartum, this free event is intended to raise the bar on maternal mental health awareness in Canada (and the US). You can register here.