Episode 30: Postpartum Depression Workbook: Strategies to Overcome Negative Thoughts, Calm Stress, and Improve Your Mood

After today’s episode, head on over to @therapybookspodcast to learn about the latest giveaway.   *The information shared in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only.   In this week’s episode, Jessica Fowler  interviews Abigail Burd, LCSW, PMH-C  about her workbook The Postpartum Depression Workbook: Strategies to Overcome Negative Thoughts, Calm Stress, and Improve Your Mood (affiliate link).  Abby shares about her book which includes reviewing the diagnosis, tools for self-help for decreasing symptoms and case studies.  Abby reviews the modalities that she teachers in the book and some of her perspective about the struggles one can have after becoming a parent. Some highlights from this episode include: (2:06) Abby shares what Postpartum Support International and their training. (5:06) We begin discussing the book. (6:20) We discuss tools in the workbook. (9:30) Abby shares about expectations and self-care in motherhood (11:30) Abby shares about the reproductive story exercise. (13:14) We discuss modalities in the book including CBT, mindfulness,  and interpersonal psychotherapy (16:00) Abby shares about clinical hypnosis and strategic psychotherapy (which is not in the workbook). (18:46) We discuss how common postpartum depression is. (19:28) One of Abby’s takeaways is she wants her readers to walk away with is that things can get better with postpartum depression. (20:00) Abby shares why she wrote the book and how she wanted people to have these tools if they could not access therapy. About the author: Abigail Burd, LCSW, PMH-C, is a perinatal mental health specialist in San Diego, CA. She is a licensed clinical social worker and certified in perinatal mental health by Postpartum Support International. Abby is a member of the Postpartum Health Alliance and has served on their executive board. You can follow Abby on Instagram/Twitter @burdtherapy, Facebook at Burd Psychotherapy and Education or visit BurdTherapy.com.