Hi everyone, I'm Maggie McGrath, editor of Forbes Women.

In the United States, roughly one in seven people are affected by perinatal depression,

either during pregnancy or in the first year following childbirth.

This means that this mood disorder affects more than half a million Americans

every year. Yet many of these people fail to get a diagnosis or appropriate treatment for their

condition. Joining us now is one founder and one of her investors who are working to change this

landscape. I'm talking about Tina Kashani, the co-founder and CEO of her investors who are working to change this landscape. I'm talking about Tina

Kashani, the co-founder and CEO of Seven Starling, and Jenny Abramson, the founder and managing

partner of Rethink Impact, the largest VC firm investing solely in female-led tech companies.

Tina and Jenny, thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you much for having us.

Now, I know we have some news to break later in this conversation,

but I want folks to kind of understand the landscape that we're operating in.

And so, Tina, I'll start with you.

I know Seven Starling was built in part based on your own experience.

Can you talk about what your company is and how it works?

Yes, and thanks for having me, Maggie.

So Seven Starling is a women's mental health company.

And we provide specialized treatment for women going through mental health challenges during

their motherhood journey.

And for us, that really begins with fertility challenges, pregnancy,

pregnancy loss and miscarriage, postpartum, and early parenthood.

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