Perinatal Mental Health: Understanding and Support With Veronica Kemeny

About this episode

The episode discusses perinatal mental health with expert Veronica Kemeny, covering various conditions and support resources.

Elizabeth Stevenson and Sarah J. Hink of New Direction Family Law, joined by associate attorney Tyler E. Kaestner, interview Veronica Kemeny, a licensed clinical social worker and co-owner of Anchor Perinatal Wellness in Raleigh, during Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. They discuss perinatal mental health as an inclusive term covering trying to conceive, pregnancy, postpartum (up to two years), and non-birthing partners, and review conditions including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and psychosis. Kemeny explains warning signs such as impaired functioning and inability to sleep when given the chance, normalizes intrusive thoughts, and emphasizes the importance of trained providers due to stigma and misinterpretation. The conversation covers risk factors, medication concerns, impacts on relationships and divorce/custody cases, and resources like Postpartum Support International, nurse visiting programs, UNC’s perinatal inpatient unit, and Anchor’s intensive program, teletherapy, childcare, and free walk-in maternal mental health clinic at anchorperinatal.com. 00:00 UNC Perinatal Units 00:43 Meet the Guests 01:40 Veronica and Anchor Program 03:16 What…

People in this episode

Hosts: Elizabeth Stevenson, Sarah J. Hink, Tyler E. Kaestner

Guest: Veronica Kemeny

Topics covered

• perinatal mental health
• maternal mental health
• mental health awareness
• support resources
• relationship impacts
• intrusive thoughts

Keywords

• perinatal mental health
• depression
• anxiety
• OCD
• PTSD
• bipolar disorder
• psychosis
• support resources
• maternal mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Direction Family Law, Anchor Perinatal Wellness, Postpartum Support International, UNC, anchorperinatal.com

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