Lianna: A heartbreaking, defeating, blessed first year | Episode 3

Lianna is a Marriage and Family Therapist and mother of two. Unexpected diagnoses for both of her babies in the first days of their lives were a "big curveball". On this episode, Lianna talks about how heartbreak and defeat existed right alongside feeling blessed and loving motherhood. She shares about working through grief in postpartum, caring for medically complex children, and how mindfulness has supported her through the challenges of early parenthood.

 

Resources:

Learn more about Postpartum Mental Health

Find local mental health support: Postpartum Support International Directory

Online peer support groups: Postpartum Support International Groups

 

From Lianna:

Instagram: @lianna_huseman

Book recommendation: Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin