Episode 57: Mental Health in the Journey to Motherhood with Dr. Sarah Oreck

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Episode 57: Mental Health in the Journey to Motherhood with Dr. Sarah Oreck @sarahoreckmd In this episode, Rachael has a great discussion with Dr. Sarah Oreck, a reproductive psychiatrist and founder of Mavita Health. They talk about the importance of mental health care support during the sometimes long, difficult journey to parenthood. Dr. Sarah highlights the different experiences and challenges that individuals face during pregnancy and postpartum, including pregnancy loss and infertility. Inside this episode: The stigma surrounding mental health in the perinatal period, including for those going through fertility treatments, going through secondary infertility and more How each pregnancy and postpartum can pose different challenges How lifestyle factors, such as movement, mindfulness, and nutrition, support mental health The importance of destigmatizing medication use during pregnancy and postpartum when needed How sleep deprivation affects mental health and how you can protect maternal sleep Balancing the needs of your baby and yourself How to tailor your social media feed to promote positive mental health. Some of the best ways to support new parents in their postpartum period The need for accessible and comprehensive care that includes therapy, medication management, & whole-body support. And so much more! Mentioned in this episode: Dr. Sarah Oreck’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahoreckmd Mavida Health website: https://www.mavidahealth.com/ Mavida Health Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mavidahealth/ 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 to No One Told Us, the podcast that tells the truth about parenting and talks about all the stuff you wish you knew before having kids.
0:10.6	I'm your host, Rachel, and today I'm speaking with Dr. Sarah Oreck, a mother of three and a reproductive psychiatrist, trained at Columbia University.
0:19.1	Dr. Sarah previously worked in private practice, but out of frustration
0:22.5	with the status quo of maternal mental health, she founded Mavita Health. Mavita Health is a digital
0:28.0	health company focused on supporting the mental health journey on the path to parenthood.
0:33.2	Their doctor-led reproductive mental health offerings cover everything from individualized therapy
0:38.0	to medication management.
0:39.9	And Dr. Sarah believes in whole body care.
0:42.0	And I'm so excited to welcome her to the podcast.
0:44.5	Thank you so much for being here, Sarah.
0:46.1	I'm such a fan, so I'm really thrilled to be here.
0:49.4	Thank you so much.
0:50.5	I know you, we were talking before we started recording and you just welcomed your third.
0:56.7	And I would love to hear how that's going because it's only been a few months, right?
1:01.6	It's going. Yes. You know, I think what I'm just genuinely always surprised by how different
1:08.5	each experiences, each pregnancy, each postpartum. You think you know
1:13.6	exactly what you're getting, and yet it's like this whole opportunity to grow in some ways.
1:20.5	It's also, you know, I thought, oh, all of my matressens is done. That's that transition to motherhood.
1:26.7	And yet, with every new experience,
1:29.5	there's more changes. Before this baby, I actually had a loss. And that too was incredibly impactful
1:36.8	and changed me in so many ways. And so I think that's what I'm always in awe about. And I actually
1:42.8	started my career as a reproductive psychiatrist before ever having children.
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