lean into those people who will support you, but you do have to learn to accept the help.

And if people offer it in the season of motherhood, I think it's an authentic offer.

People wouldn't offer to help pick your kids up from school or have that play date or come over

and do your laundry so that you can snuggle that new baby if you're a new mama.

They wouldn't offer the help if they didn't mean it. And I think being able to say thank you

and accept that help is a learned skill because we've been taught not to do that or it seems like

that way. I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others,

but your life isn't supposed to look like hers. Being your best self means standing firm in your

decisions and always being willing to grow with a purpose. We get vulnerable and real with an

honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face. Every woman listening is an opportunity

to choose what life looks like for herself. Today we are thrilled because we have Megan and Lauren

on from the mattresses. If you've been around for a while you know that they were on episode 112

with Abby. I remember I had to miss that one because I was sick or had a sick kid. So I was

excited to finally be able to talk with them. And something that we're talking about today is

perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Otherwise known as p-mad and they will use that abbreviation

during the interview so just so that you're up to speed p-mad again means perinatal mood and

anxiety disorders. So we jump into everything from anxiety to depression to what this all looks

like inside of motherhood and how we can keep ourselves mentally well because it is mental health

awareness month which you guys know we think it's just so important to make sure that you are

doing well mentally and Lauren and Megan are going to help us with that today. So let's get into

the episode. Okay we want to dive right in today. We know that you guys work with a lot of women

as mental health practitioners and as a part of your community. What are the biggest challenges

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