Episode 52: Burn Out, the Invisible Load and Maternal Mental Health with Erica Djossa

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Episode 52: Burn Out, the Invisible Load and Maternal Mental Health with Erica Djossa @momwell This week Rachael speaks with Erica Djossa- a registered psychotherapist, founder of Momwell and author of new book Releasing the Motherload- all about the challenges of postpartum and beyond, including burn out and the “invisible load” of motherhood. Here’s what they discuss inside this episode: Erica shares her personal journey with postpartum depression How Erica’s postpartum journey led her to create Momwell and write her new book The concept of the invisible load and the different beliefs that shape the motherload The “invisible load” moms carry, and strategies for sharing the mental load Navigating social media and comparison traps Insights and resources for supporting moms' mental health Finding your community as a parent to feel supported And so much more! Erica Djossa is a registered psychotherapist specializing in maternal mental health with over a decade of experience, and the founder of Momwell. As a mother of three rambunctious young boys, Erica understands first-hand the challenges of motherhood. After her own battle with postpartum depression, Erica realized how difficult it is to seek support, care, and mental health services. She founded Happy as a Mother, which has now evolved into Momwell, to provide mom-centered virtual therapy services and mental health literacy for moms at every stage of their motherhood journey. Erica is also a regular media contributor. Her work has been featured in the Toronto Star, Breakfast Television, Scary Mommy, Medium, Pop Sugar, and Romper. Her graphics have been shared by celebrities like Snoop Dogg, Ashley Graham, Nia Long, Hilaria Baldwin, Christy Turlington and Adrienne Bosh. Erica is passionate about maternal mental healthcare and putting moms back on the priority list. Mentioned in this episode: Erica’s Instagram @momwell Momwell website for Values Sort Exercise and Worksheets to go along with the book! Erica’s Book: Releasing the Mother Load Erica's podcast episode: Protecting Maternal Sleep Momwell Podcast: https://www.momwell.com/listen If you enjoyed this episode, please rate 5⭐️ and write us a review! ⬇️ ✨For sleep support and resources, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow @heysleepybaby on Instagram! 😴☁️🤎✨ Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Instagram | Tiktok | Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the No One Told Us podcast where we tell the truth about parenting and talk about all the stuff you wish you knew before having kids.
0:10.7	I'm your host, Rachel, and today I'm talking with Erica Josa, a registered psychotherapist specializing in maternal mental health with over a decade of experience.
0:19.2	Erica is also the founder of Momwell, the mother
0:22.0	of three rambunctious young boys, and Erica understands firsthand the challenges of motherhood.
0:27.9	And after her own battle with postpartum depression, Erica realized how difficult it can be to
0:31.8	seek support and get care and mental health services. So she founded Happy as a mother, which has now
0:36.7	evolved into Mom Well to provide mom-centered virtual therapy services and mental health services. So she founded Happy as a mother, which has now evolved into
0:37.6	mom well to provide mom-centered virtual therapy services and mental health literacy for moms at
0:43.1	every stage of their motherhood journey. Erica's also a regular media contributor and her work
0:48.6	has been featured all over the place. She's also now an author. And thank you so much,
0:54.0	Erica, for being here. I would love to start
0:56.4	with just having you give a little bit more of an introduction about yourself and about this new book.
1:02.0	So I'm super excited to talk about the mother load today. Yeah. Thank you so much for having me.
1:07.8	I'm excited to be here with you and your community. A little bit more about me.
1:14.4	Well, I'm a registered psychotherapist by designation. And usually that means that you go into
1:19.7	private practice or maybe work in a hospital or community setting and work with clients when
1:26.4	you're done, your schooling. And that was the track I was on. I was
1:30.8	working in a group private practice with children and families. And then I went through my own
1:34.3	postpartum depression and anxiety, which really kind of flipped my whole life on its head.
1:40.6	Because as a clinician, I teach these skills for living. I should know how to cope. I should
1:45.7	know how to do these things. I felt like a lot of mixed feelings about that. But also, I was
1:50.9	put on to the fact that I had never heard of maternal mental health before my own experience. In my
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