Care & Feeding | How to Get Through (Or Help Someone With) Postpartum Depression

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🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen share their experiences with postpartum depression. Then, Elizabeth is joined by Danielle Learner to talk about Danielle’s experience with postpartum depression, her activism to raise awareness on the issue, and a lot of tips and advice for people who struggle with postpartum depression or know someone struggling. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode may contain explicit language.
0:06.3	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the podcast where we talk about the highs, the lows, and everything in between when it comes to parenting.
0:13.4	My name is Zach Rosen. I host a podcast called Weirdly Helpful. I am dad to Noah who's eight and Ami who's five. We live in Detroit. I'm Lucy Lopez. I host another
0:24.1	podcast, the Mabasita Rica. I'm mother to Amelia who's 15, Avery who's 12, and we live in Miami, Florida.
0:30.8	I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch, Goose. I'm the mom to
0:35.1	Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy who's 9. We are currently
0:39.1	in Atlanta, Georgia. Every week, we answer your questions and try to make this feel like the kind of
0:43.9	conversation you'd have with your parent friends. And today we're talking about something that can
0:48.7	affect anyone who's recently had a baby, postpartum depression. Elizabeth sat down with
0:53.7	journalist and advocate
0:54.8	Danielle Lerner to talk about her personal experience, what she wishes she'd known at the time,
1:00.5	and how friends and family can recognize the signs and offer real support. Yeah, Danielle's story
1:06.8	is powerful and honest. There are so many people that go through this and not just quietly but invisibly
1:12.4	because they don't always know
1:14.0	how to ask for help or what's normal.
1:16.6	So even if you've never personally dealt
1:18.2	with postpartum depression,
1:20.0	chances are someone you love has.
1:21.9	This is a conversation that's important for all of us,
1:24.0	parents, partners, friends,
1:25.8	and anyone who wants to better understand
1:27.4	what recovery
	...

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