308: The Emily Effect with Megan Johnson: What Every Mom Needs to Know About Postpartum Struggles
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🗓️ 3 March 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Motherhood is beautiful, but it can also feel overwhelming, isolating, and even scary—especially when postpartum mental health struggles come into play. In this episode, Corrine sits down with Megan Johnson, a therapist and co-founder of The Emily Effect, for an open and much-needed conversation about maternal mental health.
Megan shares the heartbreaking story of her sister Emily Dyches, who suffered from severe postpartum anxiety before tragically losing her life. Through Emily’s story, Megan sheds light on the silent battles so many moms face, the stigma that keeps women from speaking up, and the resources that can truly help.
Corrine and Megan also discuss signs to watch for, why postpartum struggles aren’t always obvious, and what loved ones can do to help. If you've ever felt like something wasn’t quite right after having a baby—or if you want to better support the moms in your life—this episode will leave you feeling informed, encouraged, and most importantly, less alone.
Resources Mentioned:
- Visit theemilyeffect.org to learn more about The Emily Effect or follow them on Instagram @the_emily_effect
- Follow @maternalmentalhealthutah for additional support and education
- Postpartum Support International | Instagram: @postpartumsupportinternational
Megan Johnson is the Co-Founder of The Emily Effect, a foundation that honors her late sister Emily Dyches who lost her life to Postpartum Anxiety in February 2016. The mission of The Emily Effect is to raise awareness about maternal mental health and provide resources and support for women and families experiencing Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders. As a practicing therapist and one who has had repeated experiences with depression and anxiety, Megan is passionate about the topic of mental health. She believes that owning and sharing our stories is the most impactful way to educate and create meaningful connection surrounding this crucial topic. Megan, her husband Ray, and their four boys live in Lehi, UT.
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| 1:12.4 | I have my friend Megan Johnson here today, and I'm just really grateful that you are here to just talk about something that's very near and dear to my heart. |
| 1:18.6 | But I wanted to give you first the chance to just tell people like who you are and, you know, what you do with the Emily effect. Yeah. So I'm a mom of four. I live in Utah. And I'm also |
| 1:27.3 | a therapist. And I'm also a therapist. |
| 1:28.6 | And I've had my own struggles with depression and anxiety. |
| 1:32.0 | And so the topic of mental health is something that I'm very passionate about. |
| 1:36.7 | And that passion reached a new level when I lost my sister, Emily, back in February of 2016, we're coming up actually on the nine-year |
| 1:46.0 | anniversary of her passing. |
| 1:48.2 | I lost her to postpartum anxiety, something that she battled with for about a year before |
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