Maternal Mental Health Matters

In this minisode, Erin Galloway, CEO of She Might shares five reminders for Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, blending her experience as a social worker perinatal mental health provider with her own motherhood journey. She opens up about how common maternal mental health challenges really are, why so many women feel alone in them, and why support matters. If you’ve been struggling, this episode is a gentle reminder that you’re not alone and that you deserve care too. National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA  Text, Call, or chat on https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline Postpartum Support International Helpline: 1-800-944-4773 Text “Help” to 800-944-4773 (EN) Text en Español: 971-203-7773 Mental Health Resources Habits to Relieve Stress & Anxiety Resources Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. (2026, April). Maternal mental health [Fact sheet]. https://policycentermmh.org/maternal-mental-health-fact-sheet/ Daw, J. R., MacCallum-Bridges, C. L., & Admon, L. K. (2025). Trends and disparities in maternal self-reported mental and physical health. JAMA Internal Medicine, 185(7), 857–865. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.1260 Wisner, K. L., Sit, D. K. Y., McShea, M. C., et al. (2013). Onset timing, thoughts of self-harm, and diagnoses in postpartum women with screen-positive depression findings. JAMA Psychiatry, 70(5), 490–498. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.87 Trost, S., Beauregard, J., Chandra, G., et al. (2022). Pregnancy-related deaths: Data from maternal mortality review committees in 36 U.S. states, 2017–2019. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov Luca, D., Garlow, N., Staatz, C., et al. (2019). Societal costs of untreated perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in the United States. Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org Maternal Mental Health Alliance. (2026, March). Maternal mental health overview [Fact sheet]. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/637b72cb2e3c555fa412eaf0/t/69c6b26e593ad155cc51772d/1774629487450/March+2026+-+Fact+Sheet+-+Maternal+Mental+Health+Overview.pdf Join the Online She Might CommunityMom's Playdate: In-Person CommunityFollow She Might on InstagramShe Might Resources - Search By Topic