Life Psych
Life Psych
Podcast Description
Life Psych: Where Mental Health Meets Real Life
Join us for "The Baby Bump Season" - an intimate journey through the transformative world of perinatal mental health and wellness. Hosted by a licensed mental health counselor, this groundbreaking series peels back the layers of the pregnancy and postpartum experience.
Each episode illuminates the complex intersection of mental health and motherhood, exploring everything from pregnancy anxiety to postpartum depression, birth trauma to maternal wellness.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various themes related to perinatal mental health, including pregnancy anxiety, postpartum depression, birth trauma, and maternal wellness. Specific episodes delve into complex subjects such as how a history of trauma affects the perinatal experience and the often-unspoken journey of miscarriage, emphasizing the emotional and physical challenges mothers face and the importance of community support.
Life Psych: Where Mental Health Meets Real Life
Join us for “The Baby Bump Season” – an intimate journey through the transformative world of perinatal mental health and wellness. Hosted by a licensed mental health counselor, this groundbreaking series peels back the layers of the pregnancy and postpartum experience.
Each episode illuminates the complex intersection of mental health and motherhood, exploring everything from pregnancy anxiety to postpartum depression, birth trauma to maternal wellness.
Episode 9: Navigating Pregnancy and Motherhood with Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
In this episode of the Life Psych Podcast, Maria Clemente Morresi and Lindsay Costello explore the transformative journey of motherhood through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. They discuss the importance of understanding and integrating the various parts of oneself, especially during the perinatal period. Lindsay shares her personal experiences with trauma, motherhood, and the challenges of navigating mental health while raising children. The conversation emphasizes the significance of self-compassion, intuition, and the ongoing process of healing as mothers confront their fragmented selves and strive for holistic well-being.
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00:00 Introduction to IFS and Perinatal Mental Health
06:11 Personal Journeys: Lindsay's Path to Motherhood
15:14 Fragmentation and Integration in Motherhood
21:56 The Role of Trauma in Parenting
29:27 Reframing Motherhood and Self-Care
37:43 Intuition and Calmness in Parenting
45:38 Healing Through Understanding and Compassion
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