60. Baby Blues vs Postpartum Anxiety and Depression How to Know When to Get Help with Brittany Keating

About this episode

This episode discusses the differences between baby blues and perinatal mental health disorders with expert Brittany Keating.

Are what you’re feeling normal postpartum emotions… or could it be something more? In this episode, I’m joined by Brittany Keating, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with a perinatal mental health certification (PMH-C) and founder of Cocoon and Bloom Collective, to unpack a question so many moms quietly wonder about: What’s the difference between baby blues and a perinatal mental health disorder? We talk through what the baby blues can look like, how they differ fr...

People in this episode

Host: Danielle Bruner

Guest: Brittany Keating

Topics covered

• postpartum emotions
• baby blues
• perinatal mental health
• anxiety
• depression

Keywords

• postpartum
• baby blues
• anxiety
• depression
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cocoon and Bloom Collective

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