I AM ONE Podcast by Postpartum Support International
Connect with PSI through the power of storytelling! Perinatal mental health advocates share their personal journeys through pregnancy and postpartum, detailing how they found support, discovered PSI, and now help others. Through storytelling, we bring PSI’s message to life: You are not alone. You are not to blame. With help, you will be well. Each episode affirms that Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (PMHD) affect many—and each of us can say, “I AM ONE.” Whether you're seeking connection or a way to advocate, we offer space for both the serious and the lighthearted. There is strength in healing and power in sharing— so that's what we’re here for!
Episodes
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Michelle Yu, a perinatal mental health advocate, PSI volunteer, and the Co-Founder & CEO of a company providing targeted, 1:1 mental health and career coaching support before, during, and after parental leave. We’re so excited to chat today about a topic we don’t often hear about - supporting working parents! So, without any further ado, please sit back, relax, and enjoy...
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Dr. Jessica Vernon, a NYC based Board-Certified OB/GYN. She serves as the Membership & Professional Outreach Chair on PSI’s Board of Directors, and is a published author of a brand new book, “Then Comes Baby” (seriously - click on the link in the show notes & go get yourself a copy). Today, we’ll chat all about matrescence, the importance of speaking about the unspok...
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with the incomparable Divya Kumar - a Perinatal Mental Health-Certified psychotherapist, writer, speaker, co-founder of what is now The Alliance for People of Color & longtime friend of PSI! We’ll chat all about the complexities of perinatal mental health at all kinds of intersections (I’m gesturing vaguely – there are just so many intersections). We’ll touch on the evolution...
On today’s episode, we’re doing something … a little different! We’re sitting down with Rachell Dumas, IAO podcast guest from episode 44, who was kind enough to answer some of our burning questions about her hometown of New Orleans - where PSI’s Annual Conference is being hosted this July. For any listeners attending the PSI conference, this one’s for you. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy this light-hearted episode, ful...
On today’s episode, we’re spotlighting PSI’s Perinatal Psychiatric Consultation Program - an incredible & FREE resource (did I mention FREE?!?) for medical providers supporting folks in the perinatal period. To do so, we’re bringing in an expert! We’re sitting down with awe-inspiring Dr. Nicole Taylor, a psychiatrist specializing in perinatal mental health, who (among MANY OTHER roles) serves as the Medical Direct...
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Nancy Goh Kelly, a PSI coordinator in the state of Minnesota, a skilled healthcare strategist and operator, and (surprise, surprise!) a massive perinatal mental health advocate! We’ll chat about how parenthood can inspire career change, about the difference that specialized care can make for parents (I’m looking at you, Perinatal Mental Health-Certified advocates and profess...
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with the incomparable Charlotte Ramberg - a Perinatal Mental Health-Certified Licensed Professional Counselor & advocate in North Georgia, who may just be one of the biggest helpers we know. We’re thrilled that Charlotte was willing to share her experience with surrogacy - specifically as a gestational carrier - for two wonderful families, and soon - for a third and final fam...
TW: Cancer Diagnosis, Hysterectomy
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Kaitlyn Gardner, a passionate Perinatal Mental Health-Certified advocate, Licensed Professional Counselor, PSI volunteer, OH - and the founder of a non-profit supporting parents in the perinatal period in her home-state of Arkansas (just to name a few things)! Today, we’ll chat about receiving a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy, an unexpect...
TW: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Rachell Dumas, a registered nurse, keynote speaker, and the founder of A Light After Nine - a nonprofit dedicated to supporting women and families navigating infertility and pregnancy loss. We’ll chat about underserved populations, equity and compassionate care, & how Rachell transformed her personal adversity (of 8 pregnancy losses and one s...
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Nicole McNelis - speaker, writer, therapist-mom & mom therapist. For anyone who attended PSI’s 2024 Annual conference in Washington, DC - you may remember Nicole from the highly-attended session that she led on rage. And if you didn’t attend, I’m sure you heard all kinds of buzz about that session afterward because this is a topic that people are READY to talk about. We’...
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Aaisha Alvi, Postpartum Psychosis advocate, writer, and she also has a brand new title – a published author! We’ll hear all about her lived experience with Postpartum Psychosis on two separate occasions; we’ll chat about the importance of education and awareness - because Aaisha wasn’t diagnosed until seeing a 6th doctor; and finally, we’ll discuss how Postpartum Psychosis I...
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Keisha Reaves, a Perinatal Mental Health-Certified Licensed Professional Counselor in North Georgia who has a lot to to say about the state of mental health care for BIPOC parents in the United States. Speaking from personal experience, Keisha is a passionate advocate on a mission to educate parents and practitioners about the myriad of resources that are quite literally at...
TRIGGER WARNING: Traumatic Birth, Intrusive Thoughts
On Today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Lisa McCarty, a women’s health advocate, a mom, and a writer - who has long amplified her voice through words on paper. Today, we’re in for a treat when Lisa’s words will travel straight from her mouth and into our earbuds. We’ll chat about what it felt like to step away from a successful career - something she h...
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with our fabulous friend Courtney Ginder, who works at PSI on the Communications team and who first came onto our radar as a volunteer in The Climb program! We’ll hear all about how the pandemic impacted her entry into parenthood, how access to care and prompt support from her providers got her on the quick road to recovery, and oh, my goodness – please do yourself a favor and li...
Trigger Warning: Traumatic Birth, Psychosis
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Kriti Lodha, a successful marketing leader in the business world, whose entrée into parenthood has turned her into a powerhouse of a perinatal mental health advocate! We’ll hear about the dichotomy of feeling both isolated during the pandemic and supported by her South Asian community, and about the importance of raising a...
TRIGGER WARNING: Traumatic Birth
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with one of our dearest friends and colleague, Stacey Figg. She is a postpartum doula, a PSI staff member in the coordinators program & one of the silliest, funniest, realest people we know. Today you’ll hear about some of the most serious & vulnerable moments from her entry into parenthood, and how her lived experience at an inpa...
Trigger Warning: Intrusive thoughts, Pregnancy Loss
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with one of the world’s loveliest human beings, Lynn Turcotte-Schuh - a Certified Birth Educator, a speaker, a perinatal mental health advocate, a long-time PSI volunteer & a mentor for mothers everywhere! We’ll chat about parenting through debilitating anxiety, social media’s impact on both our mental health and ov...
Trigger Warning: Traumatic Birth
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Claire Hewson, an educator, a counselor & a PhD student at Queen’s University in British Columbia, Canada! Not only that, Claire is the very first PSI intern to hop into the recording studio with us. We’ll chat all about breast, chest and body feeding, trouble with bonding and the grief that followed, how all of this affected Cla...
On today’s episode, we’re chatting with the one, the only, Dr. Kat Kaeni - Perinatal Mental Health Certified Clinical Psychologist, current PSI Board Chair, published author, podcast host extraordinaire (coming up on 350 episodes), and overall an incredible human being. Kat is involved in a lot these days. We’re so grateful for this conversation about parenting through the filter of anxiety, how she got involved in v...
Trigger Warning: Traumatic birth, Hemorrhaging
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with the lovely Cecily Beane Cullinan - postpartum doula, Kindermusik Teacher extraordinaire and incredible human who used her lived experience with Perinatal Mental Health Disorders to volunteer in PSI’s Peer Mentor Program! (Whisper – that’s where we met!) We’ll chat about not knowing what’s quote-on-quote “normal” as a ne...
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