S02E10 - Jenna Berendzen - Doctor of Nursing Practice in Psychiatry, Mom of Two, and fellow PMADs Survivor
Faces of Postpartum—The Podcast is a show about the postpartum period and its multiple variations, hosted by Ariane Audet.
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S02E09
Jenna Berendzen - Doctor of Nursing Practice in Psychiatry, Mom of Two, and fellow PMADs Survivor
IIn this episode, Jenna shares a story of hardships, resiliency, and generosity.
After the birth of her first son in 2011, Jenna suffered from acute postpartum depression and landed in the Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit at the University of North Carolina - the same unit our founder, Ariane Audet, attended, six years after Jenna.
She talks about this experience as the scariest of her existence, but also one that changed the trajectory of her professional and personal life.
She also discusses electing to have a c-section for her own mental and physical health (and loving it), mothering after having lost her parents, and how often grief coexists with love.
Finally, she shares her wisdom on how to better support postpartum people, her thoughts on screening for depression and anxiety, and how to help empower new parents in these challenging times.
Show Notes
Erin Bagwell’s documentary about her first year postpartum: Year One Movie.
NPR Episode about the Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit opening in 2011.
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