One year after the birth of her daughter, Sarah Malki opens up about her struggles with postpartum anxiety and depression, as well as what helped her get through it.
Jul 2022
Leen Sadder: The Decision to Freeze Your Eggs – and All It Entails
Leen Sadder is a Dubai-based designer, founder, community builder, and one of my dearest friends. On this episode of the podcast, she discusses her decision to freeze her eggs, why it took her so long and the fears that held her back from it, and the reaction of the people around ... Show More
1h 1m
Jun 2022
Kelsey Wells: A Story of Healing
One of world's biggest fitness personalities, Kelsey Wells, opens up about her healing journey, overcoming postpartum depression, managing her anxiety, overcoming body image issues, and making peace with her body.
48m 51s
Jun 2022
Dr. Heather Eade: Rethinking the Treatment of PCOS
Dr. Heather Eade is a naturopathic physician, specializing in integrative medicine in Dubai. On this episode of the podcast, she unpacks one of the most common disorders plaguing women today, polycystic ovary syndrome, and offers a refreshingly different take on the treatment of ... Show More
58m 18s
Sep 2020
Postpartum Journey: Navigating Depression, Bridging the Generational Gap and Loving Our Bodies with Sara Ahmed
No matter how much time you take to prep the nursery, baby-proof your home or reread “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” - nothing will ever truly prepare you for what's to come.
In Ep. 29 of Season 2, we sit down with Sara Ahmed to talk about postpartum depression, the ... Show More
1h 22m
Jul 2023
278: A Postnatal Depression Journey with The Shems Doula, Abla Benyahia
I’m joined today by Abla Benyahia, a Moroccan, London-based postpartum doula and birth educator. She is the mother of two children under two years of age, and she’s a postnatal depression survivor. Passionately supporting women during their postpartum journey, Abla helps them nav ... Show More
58m 49s
May 2023
268: "Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts" with Karen Kleiman
We continue in the month of May, Mental Health Awareness Month! We always need more awareness and advocacy for mental health in general, but for far too long, maternal mental health has been underrecognized and underdiagnosed. So many people have suffered without good resources a ... Show More
41m 40s
Jan 2024
312: Intrusive Thoughts and COVID with a Newborn with Jackie Werboff, LMHC, PMH-C
The height of the COVID pandemic caused so much fear and anxiety, all for good reason. The moms who gave birth and faced postpartum difficulties during this time were under immense pressure to try to keep themselves and their babies safe. For many, it ended up being the perfect s ... Show More
47m 5s
Nov 2023
Ep 232: Anxiety and Pregnancy with Dr. Lauren Cook
Why does Dr. Lauren Cook call Gen-Z and Millennials “Generation Anxiety”? There are a lot of reasons and you’re going to learn about them - and a lot more - in this fascinating episode on mental health. Whether you’re pregnant, in the postpartum, or even if you’re still trying, a ... Show More
43m 3s
Nov 2020
Anxiety, Depression, and Working Moms in a Pandemic
Sociologist Jessica Calarco has been studying women struggling to balance work and parenting during the Covid-19 pandemic – and how workplaces can help. She says societal pressures, ideas about motherhood, and systemic failures are causing working mothers to suffer greater anxiet ... Show More
38m 13s