Laura's story: 'Checking myself into a psychiatric hospital was the bravest thing I could do as a new mother'

Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast

Caroline Foran

Overwhelm, Education, Health & Fitness, Panic Attack, Caroline Foran, Stress, Anxiety

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Join me with guest Laura Guckian, life coach, host of 'Momfessions' and creator of Mind Mommy Coaching as we talk about postpartum anxiety, which, for her, was so significant she decided to check herself into a psychiatric hospital. How did the anxiety show up for her? What does a hospital level of mental health support look like? We talk about whether the problem for new mothers is the lack of support or the skewed perception of early motherhood that pervades social media. Read more of my essays on motherhood over on my Substack, with 20% off forever at this link.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to Owning It.
0:01.7	If you would like to support the series, the best thing you can do is just tell a friend or better yet share it on social media.
0:08.0	If you really, really want to support, you can subscribe to me on Substack where I write a weekly column.
0:13.0	Listeners of the pod get a 20% discount forever at carolineforin.substack.com.
0:18.7	Thank you.
0:20.3	Hello, dear listener and welcome to Owning It the Anxiety podcast with me, Caroline Foran.substack.com. Thank you. Hello, dear listener and welcome to owning it the anxiety podcast with
0:23.9	me, Caroline Forin. This week, my guest is Laura Guckian, host of Mom Fessions podcast, creator of mind-mobmy
0:30.5	coaching and mother of three. She works as a life coach with women at all stages of motherhood to feel
0:35.6	more supported, and part of why she's been so
0:37.7	successful with her work is because Laura knows what it feels like. Here, Laura shares a
0:42.8	serenely honest account of her postpartum experience which involved checking herself into a psychiatric
0:47.2	hospital just a few months into motherhood. Our stories of postpartum anxiety are so similar and I'm so
0:53.3	grateful to Laura for being
0:54.4	this vulnerable with me. She also shares lots of advice and reassurance on how to move through
0:59.0	the bumps and of course I will include links to her supports in the show notes. As this episode
1:03.7	is focused on motherhood, I want to direct you to my substack where most of what I write is
1:08.3	actually about my experience of motherhood. As a loyal listener
1:11.2	of owning it, you can get 20% off of your subscription forever, which I'll link here too. Thank you
1:16.7	so much for listening and I hope if you are a new mother feeling lost at sea or wondering when
1:21.6	the feeling of fogginess or anxiety will lift, it will. I hope this will be a comfort to you
1:26.5	and reassurance that you are by no means
1:28.2	alone for struggling. Laura of Mind Mommy coaching, I have wanted to have you on the podcast for a long time.
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