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RATTLED: How to Calm New Mom Anxiety with the Power of the Postpartum Brain with Dr. Nicole Pensak

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This week, Dr. Nicole Pensak, a Harvard and Yale trained Clinical Psychologist specializing in postpartum, discusses the challenges and changes in the maternal brain, which undergoes significant changes during the postpartum period, reorganizing and fine-tuning itself to focus on the baby's needs. She shares her personal experiences with postpartum anxiety and how she recovered from it. She also discusses findings from her new book, RATTLED: How to Calm New Mom Anxiety with the Power of the Postpartum Brain.

Dr. Pensak emphasizes the power of the maternal brain and the need for better support and resources for new mothers. She also talks about her TED talk on the subject and the importance of involving partners in the postpartum process. Partners play a crucial role in supporting new mothers, particularly by protecting their sleep and sharing household responsibilities.

If you are a new mother or have one in your life, you need to listen to this episode!

Links:

https://www.drnicoleamoyalpensak.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Rattled-Anxiety-Power-Postpartum-Brain/dp/1682688305

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This week, Dr. Nicole Pensak, a Harvard and Yale trained Clinical Psychologist specializing in postpartum, discusses the challenges and changes in the maternal brain, which undergoes significant changes during the postpartum period, reorganizing and fine-tuning itself to focus on the baby's needs. She shares her personal experiences with postpartum anxiety and how she recovered from it. She also discusses findings from her new book, RATTLED: How to Calm New Mom Anxiety with the Power of the Postpartum Brain.

Dr. Pensak emphasizes the power of the maternal brain and the need for better support and resources for new mothers. She also talks about her TED talk on the subject and the importance of involving partners in the postpartum process. Partners play a crucial role in supporting new mothers, particularly by protecting their sleep and sharing household responsibilities.

If you are a new mother or have one in your life, you need to listen to this episode!

Links:

https://www.drnicoleamoyalpensak.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Rattled-Anxiety-Power-Postpartum-Brain/dp/1682688305

  continue reading

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