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Welcome back to another episode of the Mommy Lumber nurse podcast. It is Liesel here and today we are diving into a topic that sometimes hides in the shadows.

Anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum.

And while postpartum depression rightfully gets attention,

the spotlight on postpartum anxiety sometimes does feel a bit dim.

Mom scrappled with anxiety just as profoundly,

yet it often remains unspokenspoken which leaves us wondering how to

navigate it what's normal and what's really not normal but anxiety isn't just

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