This episode features a discussion with care coordinators Carrie Martinez-Wolf and Eric Christensen from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. The conversation illuminates the role of care coordinators in connecting Utah families with children, especially those ages zero to eight and those with special needs, to a plethora of resources.  These resources range from developmental supports to basic needs like food and housing, all offered free of charge and accessible to anyone in need, without regard to immigration status or location within Utah. The care coordinators emphasize ..read more

Postpartum doulas offer physical and emotional support after the birth of your baby through the first year postpartum. Two best friends, McKayla Broadhurst and Tiara Monson, started Bountiful Doulas after learning about the profession during their personal postpartum experiences and realizing they could have used that help. Bountiful Doulas is comprised of a team of experienced postpartum doulas, newborn care specialists, sleep coaches, and perinatal nutrition experts. They serve families across Utah and are dedicated to helping your transition into early parenthood. They provide personalize ..read more

If you’re an anxious person, you’re going to love learning from Morgan Slade, LCSW. We discuss perinatal anxiety and OCD, all kinds of intrusive thoughts, sneaky compulsions we do that intrusive thoughts feed on, and the treatment that has an 85% success rate. Resources Serenity's Website  Connect with them on Instagram @serenityrecoverywellness.  Lyndsey Proctor’s episode (owner of Serenity) Jenna Overbaugh's episode If you want to learn more about OCD resources go to iocdf.org PSI's free virtual group for perinatal OCD Follow along on The Sad Moms Club's Instagram: @the.sad.moms ..read more

Welcome to the NCRPxOB PMADs Podcast! In this first episode, Lauren Gimbel, MD and Joni Lybbert, PMHNP discuss perinatal depression. This podcast series was created in collaboration with the National Curriculum of Reproductive Psychiatry. If you would like to learn more from their trainings (you do), go to their website at ncrptraining.org. Resources listed in the episode: Suicide Hotline: 988  Textbook of Women’s Reproductive Mental Health State Perinatal Psychiatry Access Lines PSI National Perinatal Psychiatric Consult Line PSI Directory PSI Phone Number for Patients Utah’s Perinatal ..read more

Welcome to the second episode of the NCRPxOB PMADs Podcast! In this episode Lauren Gimbel, MD and Joni Lybbert, PMHNP discuss perinatal anxiety. This podcast series was created in collaboration with the National Curriculum of Reproductive Psychiatry. If you would like to learn more from their trainings (you do), go to their website at ncrptraining.org. Resources listed in the episode: Suicide Hotline: 988 International OCD Foundation Therapist Locator Textbook of Women’s Reproductive Mental Health State Perinatal Psychiatry Access Lines PSI National Perinatal Psychiatric Consult Line PSI Dire ..read more

Welcome to the second episode of the NCRPxOB PMADs Podcast! In this episode Lauren Gimbel, MD and Joni Lybbert, PMHNP discuss perinatal anxiety. This podcast series was created in collaboration with the National Curriculum of Reproductive Psychiatry. If you would like to learn more from their trainings (you do), go to their website at ncrptraining.org. Resources listed in the episode: Suicide Hotline: 988 International OCD Foundation Therapist Locator Textbook of Women’s Reproductive Mental Health State Perinatal Psychiatry Access Lines PSI National Perinatal Psychiatric Consult Line PSI Dire ..read more

Today I talk with educator, birthworker, and owner of Birthsmarter, Ashley Brichter. Birthsmarter started as a result of Ashley’s own births not going as planned, and her noticing the gap between birth education and the reality of giving birth. We discuss the value of birth classes (whether it is your first child or third child), how physiological birth works, the history of birth in the US, and birth preferences vs birth plans. If you would like to attend one of their birthing or postpartum classes go to their website to find 1) pre-recorded, on-demand classes, 2) classes over Zoom, and 3 ..read more

Rosie Card is a local Utah mother, activist, and business owner. She talks with us about her experience of becoming a mother. It starts with her freezing her own eggs as a single woman, trying to conceive with endometriosis, how she felt during her pregnancy, starting on an antidepressant, the birth, and how life has changed since having her son. We discuss how things have changed for her since she had her son: personally, professionally, and relationally. Thank you to Rosie Card for spending time sharing her story. Rosie Card’s Instagram: @rosiecard Card Wear Instagram: @card.wear.co  C ..read more

I know this is a click-bait episode title, but there is a reason for it. My hope is that you Snoopy Sarah's and Nosy Natalie's (no judgment, I am also Ms. Snoopy) will be curious enough to give the episode a listen. And either feel validated if you're going through something similar or learn how to support a loved one.  Resources: Link to Nicole Carino's Fiverr page who created the new intro song. Thank you, Nicole! The Retrievals Podcast Natalie Crawford, MD: Education by a reproductive endocrinologist and how I educated myself throughout this whole infertility process. As a Woman Podc ..read more

** TRIGGER WARNING** We discuss pregnancy and infant loss throughout this episode. Baylee Demars, the current Mrs. Utah America for 2023, shares her personal experience with pregnancy loss and how entering her first-ever pageant led to advocacy work and volunteer work with the non-profit organization Share Parents of Utah.  Resources: Share is a national organization with over 75 Chapters in 29 states. If you don't see a Chapter in your state, there are other helpful organizations listed. Share Parents of Utah Volunteer with Share Parents of Utah The Butterfly Broadcast, Baylee Demars ..read more