Happy summer, everyone! Because of the holiday weekend, we’re re-airing one of our favorite Hyperfocus episodes yet, which happens to be our very first one. We’ll be back in your feeds with a fresh show in two weeks.
After her daughter was born, Rae Jacobson was hit by a bout of severe postpartum depression. Back then, there wasn’t much out there about ADHD and women, let alone ADHD and postpartum mental health.
Rae had heard that there was a link between ADHD and postpartum depression. But with a tiny baby to care for and a life to navigate, she had more pressing things to deal with.
But the question kept bugging her: Does ADHD make you more likely to have postpartum depression?
This week on Hyperfocus, Rae finally gets some answers to questions she has had for years. Her guest is Dr. Catherine Birndorf, an expert on postpartum mood disorders and co-founder, CEO, and medical director of The Motherhood Center of New York.
We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at hyperfocus@understood.org.
Timestamps
(02:55) ADHD as a postpartum concern
(09:47) PMADs: Not just the ‘baby blues’
(14:21) What can struggling parents do?
(21:07) Medication and pregnancy
Related resources
- Catherine’s book: What No One Tells You
- 3 things I’m learning as a new mom with ADHD
- 72 hours in the life of a working mom with ADHD
- Parenting tips when you and your child have ADHD
Introducing “MissUnderstood,” the first-ever podcast channel for women with ADHD. Listen now: lnk.to/missunderstood
Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give
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