I also really recommend if you are here in this place of crippling anxiety to find a therapist right now it is the time if you're pregnant and you're experiencing this you don't want to make it worse and it's a great time to get connected with a therapist you can go to postpartum support international there is a robust directory providers

you're listening to the mommy labor nurse podcast where you'll gain the knowledge and confidence you need to erase the unknowns of pregnancy and birth and rock the newborn days like a boss.

My name is Liesel teen I'm a fellow mom labor and deliver nurse and your host each week on this podcast you'll hear a mix of birth stories expert interviews and other fun pregnancy and birth related content as a reminder anything you hear in this podcast is not medical advice please see mommy labor nurse calm slash disclaimer for more details and now let's get into this week's episode.

This week on the mommy labor nurse podcast I was joined by my good friend and fellow Instagram educator Dr. Asherina Reame or you may know her as psyched mommy on Instagram.

Asherina is a licensed clinical psychologist with a certification in perinatal mental health just got like over 500,000 Instagram followers at the time of this recording.

Dr. Beam came on the podcast way way back in episode number three to discuss perinatal mental health and that is actually one of our most popular episodes to this day so it only made sense to have her back on the show to share more of her amazing wisdom with us.

I put out a call for questions on my Instagram story for this one and we were able to group questions kind of into three categories to help structure the episode.

You'll hear us cover mental health impregnancy mental health after birth and then some mental health like in general kind of questions.

I really always learned so much anytime I have the chance to chat with Dr. Beam and I know that you will to just in case you miss that episode three.

So let's get right into it.

I'm so excited to tell you about a pregnancy app that you must must download to help you ease your journey to motherhood.

If you're pregnant postpartum or trying to conceive you might have discovered that this period in time can create a bit of stress and anxiety even for the most prepared parents.

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Seriously this app has so much for your mental health and it was designed by a team of perinatal experts holistic wellness practitioners and moms who have experienced it all.

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And they also have daily live events and Q&As with lactation consultants, nutritionists, pediatric sleep specialists, pelvic floor therapists and maternal mental health experts.

They even include a hypnobirthing course that has received five star reviews from thousands of mom with expectables free seven day trial.

It's a no brainer to give it a try. You can find expectable in the Apple app store or on Google Play.

And if you use the code MLN25 off at MLN25 OFF either on the app or at expectable.com you'll get 25% off your annual membership.

Go to the app store or expectable.com today to start your free trial.

Hi, Osharina or should I call you Dr. Reem? Dr. Osharina Reem is here with me today.

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