"Why am I so angry?:" Perinatal rage in motherhood

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Motherhood can be a time of great joy and love; yet it is not uncommon for feelings of irritability and rage to set in either during pregnancy or during those postpartum months and beyond. On this episode, I welcome Ashurina Ream-a licensed clinical psychologist, mom, and founder of Psyched Mommy. She joins me to discuss: What is perinatal rage and why can it happen How to recognize you need support How to communicate your needs with loved ones including your partner Learn more about the Dr. Ashurina Ream and Psyched Mommy at psychedmommy.com or follow on Instagram and Facebook @psychedmommy Episode Links and Resources: Postpartum Support International Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠ page of the website. SPONSOR Are you a cereal lover looking for a delicious cereal with no added sugar? Enter Magic Spoon. I never thought it was possible to find a cereal that tastes DELICIOUS but is high in protein and contains 0g of sugar. Check out their cereals and various flavors like fruity, blueberry muffin, frosted, maple waffle, birthday cake, cinnamon roll, peanut butter, and my favorite cocoa — magicspoon.com/pedsdoctalk and use promo code PEDSDOCTALK to save today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We have this idea and this perception of what moms should be like, particularly moms.
0:05.2	When we're talking about moms, moms should be nurturing, they should be gentle, they should
0:08.5	have loads of patience.
0:09.8	So when you're noticing that, hey, I'm really irritable and I'm really angry and I'm rage-filled,
0:15.3	we don't necessarily want to share that with people because what would that say about
0:18.0	me?
0:19.0	Welcome back to the Pete's Doc Talk podcast.
0:21.2	This show continues to grow because of you and your reviews, a podcast where I get to
0:25.8	welcome the most amazing guests to chat about all things, parenting, child health, child
0:31.2	development, but also parental, mental and physical health.
0:35.0	And today's guest is talking about just that.
0:37.8	We are talking about why am I so angry, perinatal rage in motherhood.
0:43.0	Today's guest is Dr. Asherina Reame.
0:45.0	She's a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Psyched Mommy and a mother of two.
0:51.1	And we are going to get into that perinatal rage, which many women experience but don't
0:55.7	know is a reality, but before we get into the topic, Dr. Asherina, thank you for joining
1:00.9	us today.
1:01.9	Thank you so much for having me.
1:03.4	Yes, tell us more about yourself if anyone's not familiar with your work as Psych Mommy
1:07.3	or in real life as well.
1:08.6	Yeah, absolutely.
1:09.6	I am, like you said, a licensed clinical psychologist based in Arizona.
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