Episode 59: Surviving Postpartum Psychosis with Ayana Lage

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Episode 59: Surviving Postpartum Psychosis with Ayana Lage @ayanagabriellelage In this episode, Rachael has a candid chat with Ayana Lage, writer, influencer and mental health advocate, who shares her experience with postpartum psychosis. Ayana details the devastating toll postpartum psychosis took on her and her family, as well as how it impacted future family planning. She discusses the symptoms she experienced, the hospitalization process, and the support she received in the aftermath. Ayana also talks about the decision process to have another child, and how she and her husband are preparing for postpartum this time around. Inside this episode: All about the serious and under-discussed condition: postpartum psychosis. Signs and symptoms of postpartum psychosis The impact that support from friends and family, including checking in and providing practical help, can provide during the postpartum period and beyond How to set boundaries and prioritize self-care during pregnancy and postpartum The value in sharing experiences and raising awareness about postpartum mental health Why we need to dismantle the stigma attached to this condition and to medication and treatment for postpartum mothers How to prepare for postpartum with a history of perinatal mood disorders And so much more! Mentioned in this episode: Ayana’s website: https://ayanalage.com/ Ayana’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayanagabriellelage Ayana’s postpartum psychosis article: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a43340622/postpartum-psychosis-personal-essay/ 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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0:33.7	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.
0:40.0	I am your host, Rachel, and today I'm so excited to speak with Ayanna Lange, a lifestyle blogger and freelance writer.
0:46.2	She writes all about motherhood, mental health, social justice, and everyday life on her Instagram page and blog.
0:53.1	Ayanna lives in Tampa, Florida Florida with her husband and daughter,
0:55.9	and she's also right now 34 weeks pregnant. Maybe by the time this podcast comes out, you'll already
1:02.5	have that baby here. So first of all, how are you feeling? How are you doing getting ready to
1:08.3	welcome number two? I am, it's a loaded question i feel very
1:15.4	pregnant that's my answer yes yes i'm feeling it all all of the all the third trimester symptoms
1:22.1	um but i'm excited i think that it'll be i feel more prepared than I did last time, which I guess isn't
1:29.0	surprising.
1:31.0	But also like, which we'll get into obviously my experience, but I feel more ready for
1:35.9	postpartum and just more equipped to kind of handle whatever life throws my way.
1:42.3	So longs or short, we're excited not be pregnant anymore
1:45.3	and excited for what's ahead. And your daughter is three? She turns four and the time this
1:56.6	comes up. She'll be four. She turns four in a week and a half. Okay. Amazing. And so she knows what's going on.
2:02.1	She is excited or apprehensive. How is she feeling? She is excited. I think it'll be one of those
2:08.9	things where once he's actually here, and she realizes that she doesn't have my undivided attention,
2:15.3	it'll be an interesting, an interesting, dynamic.
2:20.3	Yes, for sure.
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