Dr Nicole Highet on mental health challenges after birth – Part 2

About this episode

This episode discusses mental health challenges after birth, including postnatal depression and anxiety, with insights from Dr. Nicole Highet.

After talking about mental health before birth, we’re now unpacking what can happen after the baby arrives.   Postnatal depression. Postnatal anxiety. Rage. Intrusive thoughts. Feeling disconnected. Feeling like you should be happier.   In this episode, I sit down with Dr Nicole to talk honestly about:   • Why postnatal depression doesn’t always look like sadness • The anxiety no one prepares you for • When baby blues cross into something more • And where to seek support   Motherhood can be beautiful…and brutally overwhelming.   If you’ve ever thought, “Why am I not coping the way I thought I would?”   This conversation is for you 🤍   A big thank you to our episode sponsors Tommee Tippee.   Find Tommee Tippee at: Instagram @tommeetippeeaustralia https://www.tommeetippee.com/en-au/   Find Cope at: Instagram @cope.org.au https://www.cope.org.au/ Ready to Cope guide https://www.cope.org.au/ready-to-cope Self-checks https://www.cope.org.au/depression-anxiety-and-stress-self-checks   Find Parenthood at: Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend! &nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Leonie Akhidenor

Guest: Dr Nicole Highet

Topics covered

• postnatal depression
• mental health
• motherhood
• anxiety
• support

Keywords

• postnatal depression
• mental health
• anxiety
• motherhood
• support

Sponsors

Tommee Tippee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cope, Parenthood

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