We See You, Mama: A Cherished Mom Carecast

Hi fellow mamas, advocates and change agents! Welcome back to another episode of the We See you, Mama Carecast! I am your host, Kristina Dulaney. This podcast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit based in East TN, dedicated to educating and supporting moms, families and the community surrounding maternal mental health. todays episode is particularly special as it is being released on the very first declared Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day! Join us today, May 7th 2021 as we elevate the discussion and raise awareness around postpartum psychosis. Go to cherishedmom.org/pppawarenessday for more. We are thrilled to have Grace on the carecast today to share her journey and recover through postpartum psychosis. Grace lives in North Texas with her husband Jason, 6 1/2 year old son Will and two dogs Dude and Wade. She received her bachelor's degree and currently works at Texas Woman's University. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her loved ones and binge watching true crime television. We do discuss the heavy topic of postpartum psychosis in today's episode that may trigger emotions or bring up other feelings. It's completely ok to sit this one out if you need to and we will see you next time! We are so thrilled to welcome Grace to our carecast and look forward to sharing her story with you. Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi fellow advocates, mamas and change agents! We are back for another episode of the We See you mama Carecast…I am your host, Kristina Dulaney. This carecast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit dedicated to educating and supporting moms and families surrounding maternal mental health. Today we are so excited to welcome Nicole Obenshine to share a little bit of her journey with us and all that she is up to today. Mama of Two. Founder of the Womb Light® Energy Academy, Usui, Holy Fire & Lightarian Reiki Master VI, and Published Author. Her mission is to raise the vibration of Womb'n & Mothers by energy work, education, and empowerment. She is a PMAD Survivor, and certified in multiple modalities such as Yoga, Hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT, T.I.M.E. Techniques and Empowerment Coaching! Connect with Nicole: Instagram FB Group - Womb Centered Professionals www.mywomblight.com Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

I know it has been a little bit since our last episode and we are so appreciative of your patience and giving us grace as we took a little hiatus. Just a reminder, This carecast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit in East TN dedicated to educating and supporting moms and families and the community surrounding maternal mental health. I'd like to encourage you today to check us out on our social media platforms as we have some exciting things coming up. We are so thrilled to welcome Carmen to our carecast today. Carmen Galeano is a pastor's wife and homeschooling mom of four by day. Content creator of Graciously Woven, creative, and photographer later in the day. As a previous social worker, art teacher, and counselor, Carmen enjoys curating and sharing life experiences with her blog community. Encouraging fellow parents to vulnerably grow and be gracious as they raise their families. She talks about her own faith walk, parenthood, marriage, and everything in between. We are so grateful for Carmen for joining us today, being vulnerable and having an open and honest conversation! Suicidal ideation is discussed on today's episode so I want you to be prepared. If you ever need resources or support, please do not hesitate to reach out to us! Connect with Carmen: Website Instagram Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi fellow mamas, advocates and change makers! Wow, what a year it has been! This is the We, See you mama Carecast and I am your host, Kristina Dulaney. We wanted to briefly pause our regularly scheduled episodes for a special one highlighting the impact Cherished Mom is seeing in our community! What you will hear is unscripted, off the cuff answers to a few questions from members of our community. Cherished Mom is a nonprofit based in East TN, dedicated to educating and supporting moms, families and the community surrounding maternal mental health. We invite you to check out our website at cherishedmom.org and you can also find us on social media! There are many ways to support nonprofits without reaching in your wallet…following, sharing and engaging but we would be honored if you would give so we can continue to important and impactful work that we do! We thank you in advance and enjoy this special episode! Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi mamas, advocates and changemakers and welcome back to another episode of the We see you mama carecast! I am your host, Kristina Dulaney. This carecast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit in East TN dedicated to educating and supporting moms and families and the community surrounding maternal mental health. I'd like to encourage you today to check us out on our social media platforms as we launch our end of year campaign, #checkonmama. Today, we are thrilled to introduce a doula that works in our region, Mitzi. Mitzi is the owner of Start In Love. She's a Certified Labor Doula & a Hypnobabies Hypno-Doula, serving clients in the Tri-Cities area for the past 3 1/2 years. She lives in Johnson City with her husband & daughter; moving here from Orlando, FL where she worked at Walt Disney World - performing in various parades & shows, before working as a concierge in a Disney Resort Spa. Before we get to the episode, we are going to release a special episode and we would love your help to do that! If we have impacted, educated or supported you in any way…please share your message with us by going to www.cherishedmom.org/message. We thank you in advance and without further delay, lets get to the episode with Mitzi! Connect with Mitzi: www.startinlove.com Facebook Instagram Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi mamas, advocates and changemakers and welcome back to another episode of the We See you Mama Carecast. I am your host, Kristina Dulaney. This carecast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit dedicated to educating and supporting moms, families and the community surrounding maternal mental health. You can find us on social media and on our website by visiting www.cherishedmom.org Caroline is a #girlmom of two. She is a survivor of Perinatal OCD and depression. She runs on Jesus and Coffee. God has redeemed her past struggles by allowing Caroline to work as a Family Support Specialist for new and pregnant moms, and also through her work as a writer. Caroline is the author of the blog “Through The Deserts”. She shares the story of her journey through the desert of perinatal mood disorders in hopes that other mommas will find hope as they travel through their own desert. We do discuss specific intrusive thoughts in this episode so please listen from a safe space. I will be sure to put helpful resources in the show notes and you can always reach out to us if you need to. We appreciate you joining us today and without further delay, lets get to today's episode… Resources: Postpartum Support International Helpline: 1-800-944-4773 (call or text) National Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255 Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Welcome back mamas, advocates and change makers! Thank you for joining us today! We are continuing to share difficult stories this month in honor of infant and pregnancy loss awareness month. Today, we are grateful to Chelsea for agreeing to share with us. Chelsea is a wife, mom and licenced professional counselor that enjoys working with moms and families in the community. She believes and understands the value of Providing support and education to this population and the support systems that work with these families. She loves that this is part of Cherished Mom's mission because it was something that she needed during and after the birth of her son. Chelsea is proud to serve on Cherished Mom's board of directors to help provide the care and support that moms and families in our community so desperately need. Please be aware that we do discuss pregnancy loss in this episode and know and understand that it is ok to sit this one out if necessary. We want our mamas, advocates and supporters to be able to listen from a safe space. We do not share these stories to upset or trigger anyone but to raise awareness of the realities that occur in hopes to inspire change. If this episode, or any episode we produce, triggers emotions for you…please find someone you trust to talk to and seek help if you need it, its more than ok! This carecast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit that is dedicated to educating and supporting moms and families surrounding maternal health. Without further ado, lets get to the show! Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

In today's episode, we are honored to be joined with Tomeka from Jace's Journey. Tomeka is from Kenansville, a small town in Eastern North Carolina, where everyone is family and everyone knows someone who knows someone who is related to someone. In 2017, She set out to find decent healthcare for her pregnancy with her son Jace. This journey would set her stranded in uncharted territory. Losing Jace caused Tomeka to re-examine the facts of their medical diagnosis to see what happened, what needed to change, and what could be done to prevent this from happening to anyone ever again. The tragic, yet preventable death of Jace and almost losing her life in the process birthed an unbridled passion and purpose to spread awareness and to be a catalyst for change as it relates to racial and implicit biases faced by African American women and infants on a daily basis. Tomeka's ambition for Jace's Journey, a nonprofit organization she co-founded in 2019 with her husband Brandon and serves as Executive Director, is to work towards eliminating the disparities in maternal and infant health through education, advocacy and community engagement. If she can save at least one life on her quest to change the hearts and minds of the people responsible for providing African American mothers proper healthcare, she will have made an impact. She intends to save many more lives than that. It's her promise to all the mothers and children out there and to the one that made this all possible, Jace Alexander Isaac. Follow Jace's Journey: Instagram, Facebook This carecast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit that is dedicated to educating and supporting moms and families surrounding maternal health. Without further ado, lets get to the show! Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Jodi Drake is a survivor of Postpartum OCD/Anxiety. After recovering from this condition, it was her mission to help other women like herself, who have struggled with various perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD's). Throughout her graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, she researched perinatal mental health and based several of her projects on the topic. This culmination of work led her to complete her graduate thesis on PMAD's, entitled, “Lifting the Fog: Provider Screening Behaviors and New Mothers' Knowledge of Perinatal Mood Disorders.” Jodi's journey as a volunteer with Postpartum Support International – Indiana Chapter began on December of 2017. She has assisted and been a co-leader for PSI's “Climb out of The Darkness” event in 2018 and 2019. To expand her knowledge, Jodi completed two courses within PSI's “Components of Care series,” which will eventually lead to a PMH-C certification. In October of 2019, she was grateful to be selected as one of the Peer Support Coordinators in Indiana. Jodi is extremely passionate about this role, as it entails personal communication with parents who are struggling and need resources (i. e. healthcare prescribers, therapists, support groups, and books/printed materials). There is much more work that needs to be done in the area of perinatal mental health, and Jodi will continue to pursue that mission. This carecast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit that is dedicated to educating and supporting moms and families surrounding maternal health. Without further ado, lets get to the show! Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of the We see you, mama carecast! I am your host, Kristina Dulaney. Today, I am honored to welcome another very special guest here with us. This particular guest saw me through my journey over 5 years ago as my manager at the time (while she was pregnant herself). Then, she experienced her own mental health challenges unexpectedly postpartum. Rachel is here to share with us today. Rachel was born in Texas and now settled into NC with her husband and 3 children and is also a Registered Nurse. Please be aware that in this episode we do discuss suicidal thoughts, psychosis and postpartum anxiety and could be triggering. I want you to be able to listen from a safe space or feel free not to. This carecast is a program of Cherished Mom, a nonprofit that is dedicated to educating and supporting moms and families surrounding maternal health. Without further ado, lets get to the show! Connect with Cherished Mom: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email: info@cherishedmom.org Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Meegan is a mama of 3 under 10, by the grace of God. Though a significant chunk of her life was spent in Asia, she now lives in rural North Carolina where she homeschools her kiddos and spends afternoons at the soccer fields. Meegan strongly believes in the power of mamas helping mamas, which is the foundation of her business The Nearly Free Homeschool. She is also a survivor of postpartum PTSD. FInd more information about Cherished Mom and find us on social: Website Facebook Instagram Proud member of Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi everyone! Welcome to the We See you, mama: A Cherished Mom Carecast! I am your host, Kristina Dulaney. Today, I'm honored to share Beth Smith's story with you. It's one special to me as I had the priveldge to walk alongside her, even though we were a state away at the time. Now she has moved nearby and I was recently able to meet her in person. She's a true joy and fierce warrior. Beth now lives in Erwin, TN with her husband and three children. She's a Jesus follower and mental health health advocate living with unspecified bipolar disorder. She believes that God has allowed this in my life to help others in their mental health journeys. I believe in looking for a "reason to stay" in everyday. Please know that this episode does discuss suicidal thoughts, so if you choose to continue to listen to this episode we want you to be aware. It's ok to sit this one out if you need to. Otherwise, we welcome Beth to the podcast to share her story with us! Find Beth on IG: @pastorswifebipolarlife Proud Member of Market Street Media Family of Podcasts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

We see you, Mama! Welcome back to another episode of the We see you, Mama: a Cherished Mom Carecast! I'm your host, Kristina Dulaney and today, I'm thrilled to have Amanda with us. Amanda Osowski is a Chicago-based infertility and postpartum doula, the mom of an 11-month-old IVF success story, a Starbucks enthusiast, a Target marathoner, and a self-proclaimed momtographer. She sounds amazing, right! Well, she certainly is! Amanda is passionate about educating, supporting, and cultivating new families through connection and community.Let me tell you – Amanda was such a joy to hear from and I hope you feel the same. She has truly used her journey to help others in theirs and its inspiring! I honestly hope you enjoy this thought provoking and honest conversation. Connect with Cherished Mom: IG, FB, website Cherished Mom Infertility Support Group Connect with Amanda: Infertility Acronyms 101 Proud member of the Market Street Media Podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Bridget Croteau lives in Suffolk County, New York with her husband, Beau, their two children, Natalie and Chloe and labradoodle, Jake. Bridget had postpartum depression and anxiety following the births of both her daughters. After her recovery, she began volunteering with the Postpartum Resource Center of New York and has been volunteering here for over 5 years. She is the author of Me, Again: How Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Transformed My Life. Bridget is serving as Mrs. New York USA Ambassador 2020 and promoting her platform "You Are Not Alone" to raise awareness for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and to help moms, dads and families feel less alone. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi fellow mamas, advocates, survivors and change makers and welcome to the We See you, Mama: A Cherished Mom CareCast. I'm your host, Kristina Dulaney, and I'm a wife, mom, Registered Nurse, postpartum psychosis survivor, story teller, avid advocate, certified in perinatal mental health and founder of Cherished Mom. Cherished Mom is dedicated to educating and supporting moms, families and the community surrounding maternal mental health. It is our goal to share with you stories of survival and hope, advocacy efforts, journeys surrounding maternal mental health and tap into the professional world leading the way in perinatal mental health throughout our nation. Sharing my story has not only been therapeutic for me but I have truly been able to see lives changed as well as it ignite change on so many levels. we want to feature other survivors and talk about their recovery journeys so other moms know they're not alone. we have a deep desire to speak and connect with advocates and share their successes and how others can do the same. we also want to highlight reproducable and impactful programs throughout our nation so they can spread like wildfire. This podcast is for you to learn about anything and everything to do with maternal mental health. Since my dark and scary experience with postpartum psychosis and knowing very little about perinatal mental health, I want you to be able to learn from guests and/or feel comfortable and empowered to speak up, advocate or get the help you deserve. While I'm a registered nurse, none of my episodes will replace the advice, treatment or recommendations from any medical provider. Sometimes we may discuss heavy topics and appropriate disclaimers will be given to you ahead of time. Other than that, we hope you enjoy upcoming episodes from our carecast! I See You, Mama is a proud member of the Market Street Media family of podcasts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Jessica Thomas lives in Eastern NC (Duplin County) with her 3 children and husband. She is a doula, childbirth educator and lactation counselor. She wears many hats which some include advocacy chair with Postpartum Support International NC Chapter, Hope Women and Families Inc volunteer and Membership Chair with Maternal Health & Wellness Network.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

I See You, Mama and change-makers, survivors, advocates and professionals! Welcome to another episode of the I See You Mama! Podcast all about maternal mental health! Today we welcome powerhouse mama, Maureen Fura! Maureen has spent the last 10 years building key relationships with policymakers, advocates, leaders, survivors, scientists, researchers, providers, and families to close the gaps in Maternal Mental Health care. She is a survivor of a maternal mental health disorder that came on when she was pregnant in 2008. Maureen experienced first-hand the gaps in Maternal Mental Health care when she sought treatment from 29 different providers before she got the help she needed. She couldn't help but question, does this happen to other women? This led her to create the first documentary film exposing the gaps in MMH care in the U.S. Since its release in 2015, the award-winning film ‘Dark Side of the Full Moon' has been used as a catalyst around the country ranging from State Legislators, hospitals, universities, public health departments, and community organizations to ignite a movement of providing better mental health care to women during their pregnancy and postpartum period. Maureen was also one of the founding members of the National Coalition for Maternal Mental Health (NCMMH). Maureen was awarded their Advocate of the Year in 2017 for her efforts in bringing advocates to Washington D.C from around the country to lobby for policy changes. Through NCMMH, the Moving Out of the Shadows Act and its subsequent funding was realized. Maureen also spearheaded the first national social media awareness campaign for Maternal Mental Health (MMH Week), which takes place the first week of May every year. She led MMH Week for 4 years, reaching over 10 million. She also worked on first World MMH Day with leaders from the UK, Spain, Turkey, South Africa, France, and Canada. She worked closely with 2020Mom, one of the leading MMH organizations, before starting MomsWell with Melissa. She continues to be a Postpartum Support International Coordinator in Miami, Florida where she works to connect local moms to support. ​ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi Mamas, Survivors, Change makers …I see you, All! This is the I see you, Mama : Maternal Mental Health Podcast, where we talk about anything and everything to do with mental health in motherhood today. We welcome guests to share with us to ignite change, instill hope and inspire all of us to care for moms and families better tomorrow than we do today. It truly takes us all, you and me, together. I am your host, Kristina Dulaney and today…we welcome Jenn to the show. Jenn is a brave mama that has agreed to share her story with us. She's one that doesn't hold back and she's a warrior. Some of her story may be triggering so please listen from a safe place. Find Jenn here: IG: @happyfitmom32 FB: Jenn Murray Wirth Connect with your Host: https://www.instagram.com/kristinadulaney https://www.facebook.com/pmhadvocate https://www.twitter.com/kristinadulaney --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Today we are joined by Dr. Michele Davidson, PhD, CNM, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C, CFN, SANE, RN. Dr. Michele Davidson is a certified nurse midwife and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at Leva Psychiatry in Virginia Beach, VA. Dr. Davidson specializes in women's mental health and is certified in perinatal mental health. She is Postpartum Support International's Postpartum Psychosis Coordinator. Dr. Davidson is also a researcher and leading author in women's health issues and has written over 33 books and 70 journal articles in the field. She is commonly called upon to educate on maternal mental health issues by the press. Most importantly, she and her husband, Nathan, a nurse practitioner as well, are the parents of four amazing children! I'm so thrilled to have Michele with us today to discuss coping skills, self care strategies and ways to maintain our sanity in this unprecedented time we are in. She was certainly one of the first people I thought to discuss these times we are in and strategies to keep us and our families well. You can find her practice at https://levapsych.com/and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/levapsych/. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

I see you, Mama! Welcome to a maternal mental health podcast. I'm your host, Kristina Dulaney. Today, we welcome Kay Matthews to the show. Kay Matthews is a Licensed Community Health Worker, Motivator, Advocate and Mental Health & Wellness Advisor. Kay Matthews lives in Houston, Texas and is the Founder of The Shades of Blue Project which addresses cultural barriers in maternal mental health and servicing minority women experiencing maternal mental health complications. She has also received numerous awards from both her community and her peers, and sits on the Board and is Partners with several National organizations. Kay is now actively teaching and speaking to women of all ages to help them better understand how important it is to advocate for themselves before during and after childbirth. Kay does discuss her experience with infant loss on the podcast today so please listen from a safe space. I See You, Mama is a proud member of the Market Street Media family of podcasts, along with: Better Every Day with Brad Weems Marketing That Works with Drew Bedard Johnson City Living with Leighton Hart The Johnson City Small Business Podcast with Ryan McKinney Measure Once, Cuss Twice with Seth Thomas --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support

Hi fellow mamas, advocates, survivors and change makers! My name is Kristina Dulaney and this is the I See You, Mama podcast! I'm a Registered Nurse, postpartum psychosis survivor, story teller, avid advocate, founder of a nonprofit Cherished Mom and certified in perinatal mental health! I'm a city girl at heart from Raleigh, NC and moved to NE TN in Jan 2016 with my two beautiful girls and husband to be near extended family. You don't know the village you need when raising children until you bring them home and it's my goal to share with you stories of survival and hope, advocacy efforts/journeys surrounding maternal mental health and tap into the professional world leading the way in maternal mental health throughout our nation. Sharing my story has not only been therapeutic for me but I have truly been able to see lives changed as well as it ignite change on so many levels. I want to feature other survivors and talk about their recovery journeys so other moms know they're not alone. I have a deep desire to speak and connect with advocates and share their successes and how others can do the same. I also want to highlight reproducable and impactful programs throughout our nation so they can spread like wildfire. This podcast is for you to learn about anything and everything to do with maternal mental health. Since my dark and scary experience with postpartum psychosis and knowing very little about perinatal mental health, I want you to be able to learn from guests and/or feel comfortable and empowered to speak up, advocate or get the help you deserve. While I'm a registered nurse, none of my episodes will replace the advice, treatment or recommendations from any medical provider. Sometimes we may discuss heavy topics and appropriate disclaimers will be given to you ahead of time. Other than that, I hope you will join me on March 17th for the launch of my first episode of the I See You, Mama podcast! I See You, Mama is a proud member of the Market Street Media family of podcasts, which includes: Better Every Day with Brad Weems Johnson City Living with Leighton Hart The Johnson City Small Business Podcast with Ryan McKinney Marketing That Works with Drew Bedard Measure Once, Cuss Twice with Seth Thomas (under)stated --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weseeyoumama/support