Episode 6 - Mental Health and Motherhood with Kristen O'Dell

August 26, 2022The Jōrni PodcastEpisode 6 - Mental Health and Motherhood with Kristen O’DellBecoming a mom is a beautiful journey, but preparing for all the eventualities physically and mentally can be scary and confusing.     In this episode of the Jōrni Podcast, you get to hear from New Mommy Guru, Kristen O'Dell, a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, to discover motherhood and mental health. Kristen helps pregnant women learn about postpartum depression and anxiety before their baby is born so they can best recognize it if it happens and get help quickly. KRISTEN O’DELLKristen O’Dell is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 17 yearsexperience working with newborns and their families in the NICU and Well BabyNursery. She has taken care of over 10,000 infants, attended more than 5,000deliveries, many of those c-sections and she has helped an estimated 8,000+moms and babies get through those first crucial days of breastfeeding.She specializes in the first month of life but also has expertise in pregnancy,labor, breastfeeding, and the first year of life. While trained in Western medicineat Columbia University, and currently working in a hospital, she takes anintegrative holistic approach to wellness and really listens to her patients. Kristenis also an ACE Certified Health Coach and has a certificate in legal nurseconsulting.On a personal note, Kristen and her husband, Jay, have 3 young boys and live inthe Hudson Valley, NY. You can often find them spending time at and eatingtreats at their Ice Cream Shoppe in Highland Falls, NY. Kristen’s hobbies include knitting, stand up paddle boarding, lake life, hiking, and going to the beach.RESOURCEShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/newmommyguru/Free Facebook Group - Mastering Motherhood Togetherhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/masteringmotherhoodtogetherFacebook Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/newmommyguruhttps://www.instagram.com/newmommyguru/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUXzKoMMg-QBFlep51c0qzgwww.newmommyguru.comMobile Phone: 1 (845) 220-6971 (USA)THE JORNI RESOURCEShttps://thejornipodcast.com for show notes https://thejorniblog.com for more holistic healing and mental health resourceshttps://thejorni.comLIKED THIS EPISODE?Share this episode on social media and leave us a short review!https://thejornipodcast.com/episode-6-mental-health-and-motherhood-with-kristen-odell