Jess Gustin | The Tired Mom on White-Knuckling Postpartum Depression & Spousal Sobriety
About this episode
Jess Gustin shares her experience with postpartum depression and the challenges of supporting a partner with substance use issues.
What happens when you're battling severe postpartum depression while your partner is secretly struggling with alcohol and pills? In this moving episode of Recovery Cast, hosts Brittany Baynard and Sam Roberts sit down with Jess Gustin, widely known on social media as "The Tired Mom." Jess opens up about the invisible challenges of loving someone through substance use and navigating her own severe mental health battles. She shares her raw experience with postpartum depression, the isolation of...
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Hosts: Brittany Baynard, Sam Roberts
Guest: Jess Gustin
Topics covered
- postpartum depression
- substance use
- mental health
- sobriety
- parenting challenges
Keywords
- postpartum depression
- substance use
- mental health
- sobriety
- parenting
- addiction recovery
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