It Doesn’t Have to Be This Hard – Postpartum Mental Health with Dr. Emily Guarnotta

What happens when the psychologist becomes the patient?Dr. Emily Guarnotta is a licensed psychologist, perinatal mental health specialist, co-founder of Phoenix Health, and mother of two. Early in her career, she focused on anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Maternal mental health wasn’t on her radar until she experienced postpartum depression herself and encountered just how hard it was to get help. In launching Phoenix Health, she built the solution she wishes she’d had.A trained clinician who believed she “should have known better,” Emily found herself pushing through the fourth trimester pretending she was fine. Going back to work made one thing clear: this wasn’t sustainable.What followed wasn’t just healing, it was the discovery of what may be her life’s work.In this conversation, we talk about the gap between screening and support, why prevention deserves as much attention as crisis response, how telehealth has become a lifeline for postpartum care, and what a modern-day village actually looks like.If you’ve ever thought, “Why does this feel so hard?” this conversation is for you.*******⭐️ Follow The Mothers and leave a 5-star review if this resonated💬 Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it📱 Join The Mothers on Instagram @themotherspod✍️ Subscribe to ⁠⁠Sara’s Substack⁠⁠ for reflections on life, work, meaning & motherhood💼 Find Sara on ⁠LinkedInThe Mothers is a production of Backline Media.