{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"169: A Mom Like That. With Aaisha Alvi","description":"Could your understanding of postpartum mental health be missing a crucial piece? Listen in as my guest, Aaisha Alvi shares the realities of postpartum psychosis. Click here for the show notes and extra resources. A Mom Like That is a memoir of a woman\u2019s journey into perinatal and postpartum mood disorders. She shares her honest and harrowing experiences with a healthcare system that does not yet take these issues seriously. A must listen to all. What We Talked About: What are perinatal mood disorders Aaisha's personal experience with Postpartum Psychosis What is the biological basis of Postpartum Psychosis What urged Aaisha to write the book 'A Mom Like That' The lack of awareness among healthcare providers regarding postpartum psychosis Things to Remember \u201cParenting with a mindset that always tries to bring out the best our children will have to offer the world.\u201d \u201cPostpartum psychosis is one of the most severe psychiatric illnesses a woman can ever experience in her lifetime.\u201d \u201cWhen it comes to postpartum psychosis, nobody knows why it occurs.\u201d \u201cWhen you have a miscarriage, you don't have a baby to take care of, but you still have biological elements that trigger postpartum.\u201d \u201cWhen you lose touch with reality, there is a risk to yourself and your child.\u201d \u201cNobody needs to suffer due to shame or stigma.\u201d - Aaisha Alvi   Click here for the show notes and extra resources.   ","author_name":"The Art of Parenting","author_url":"http:\/\/the-art-of-parenting.libsyn.com\/website","html":"