The Invisible Weight: Maternal Mental Health, Community Support, and the Village That Heals

This is Episode 3 of our Future of Maternal Health Roundtable series, and this conversation is bringing together maternal health leaders across the U.S. with a global perspective because the future of maternal health will require ALL of us.May is a month where we honor mothers, doulas, midwives, and Memorial Day… but we also have to sit with the truth:🚨Nearly 1 in 5 birthing people experience a maternal mental health condition like postpartum depression or anxiety, yet most go undiagnosed or untreated. Why are mothers still falling through the cracks in a world full of people who love them?In this session, we’ll unpack it together with the voices of leaders who are actively working to solve it.The Future of Maternal Health Roundtable Series | Episode 3🗓 Tuesday, May 26th at 7pm EST🎙 Session Topic: “The Invisible Weight: Maternal Mental Health, Community Support & the Village That Heals” 🔥 Your panelists:Angelene Love-Adams - Full-spectrum doula, lactation specialist & co-owner of Wrapped in Love Doula & Lactation Services. Doing frontline work to reduce Black and Brown maternal mortality in Michigan through culturally rooted care and birthworker development.Joycelina Imafidon, DrPH, MPH, MA - Maternal health policy expert based in Atlanta with a DrPH from University of Alabama at Birmingham and MPH from UCLA. Her work spans the U.S. and West Africa, centering community healing and mental health for Black women and families of color.Veronica Brown, FNP-C, MSN - Owner of The Wellness Lounge in Canton, Michigan and Family Nurse Practitioner with 15+ years in women's health, sexual wellness, and holistic postpartum care. She brings the conversations most people avoid.