#329 The Common Denominator is Isolation

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

Parenting, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Postpartum mental health is the focus of today’s podcast with guest, Cynthia Overgard of the Down to Birth podcast. We dive into this often-overlooked topic and the importance of a strong support system. Dr. Stu returns from teaching in Wisconsin and Blyss is back home on birth watch.

This critical conversation with Cynthia takes us inside the escalating complications in hospital births. From dissecting the potential reasons behind these increasing complications to taking a hard look at the role of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cynthia brings an enlightening perspective to these important maternal health issues. This dialogue doesn’t shy away from examining the shifting trends in high-quality care, bringing you comprehensive insights into the sphere of maternal health.

About Cynthia Overgard:

Cynthia Overgard is the producer of Down to Birth Show, a weekly podcast she co-hosts with CNM Trisha Ludwig. Cynthia is a published writer in the field of maternal health, and has taught HypnoBirthing to more than 2,000 couples in the past 16 years. Cynthia is trained in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders through Postpartum Support International and has run a weekly postpartum support group since 2015. She has an undergraduate degree in Sociology and an MBA in Finance. Cynthia continues to teach HypnoBirthing classes to couples globally.

Connect with Cynthia:

Website: HypnoBirthingCT.com

Instagram: @downtobirthshow

Email: [email protected]

Key highlights:

Increasing Complications in Hospital Births
Understanding Postpartum Depression and Support
Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression
Isolation's Impact on Postpartum Mental Health
Men's Mental Health During Pregnancy
Postpartum Anxiety and Psychosis
Support and Strategies for Postpartum Wellbeing
The Power of Love and Connection

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BIRTHFIT | Go to birthfit.com and use the code INSTINCTS1 for a discount on the Basics Prenatal program, or INSTINCTS2 for a discount on the Basics Postpartum program.

Connect with Dr. Stu & Blyss:

Instagram: @birthinginstincts / @birthingblyss
Website: birthinginstincts.com / birthingblyss.com
Email: [email protected]
Call-in line: 805-399-0439

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Burling Instincts podcast. I'm Dr. Stuart Fishbein, community-based practicing
0:07.7	obstetrician and longtime advocate for birth choices. And I'm Bliss Young, a licensed midwife.
0:13.0	Join us in our conversational style podcast where we talk about everything birth. Sometimes we laugh,
0:18.4	sometimes we cry, but we're happy that you're here. So here we go.
0:23.4	There isn't enough time in the day to do all the things that we're supposed to be doing.
0:28.9	Maybe we're putting too many things in our schedule.
0:34.4	Yeah, but maybe it's just that there's just too many things going on, and my brain is on overload.
0:41.5	Yeah.
0:42.6	And if I turn off social media for like four hours to go for a bike ride or a hike or just watch a series on Apple TV or something like that, I come back and I got
0:57.3	27 emails and 16 direct messages.
1:02.2	And I don't know what to do with myself because they're all good.
1:07.1	Not all of them.
1:08.0	I mean, some are spam.
1:15.4	But there's so many wise fellow travelers out there and are sending us more and more stuff. Yes.
1:20.3	And it could fill the day completely, the days where I could just spend my entire day
1:26.1	on social media.
1:28.5	I will respond to a bunch of direct messages on Instagram,
1:31.3	and then I'll go to the bathroom, and I'll come back,
1:35.8	and I'll open up to Instagram.
1:37.0	I've got six more messages.
1:41.6	Well, I think that our community that we're building and are going to be announcing soon will be a good way to funnel all of those people to one place so that we can streamline a little bit and still have some balance in
2:04.5	our life, which I think is really important. Yeah, you know, it's an interesting thought because
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