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The Perinatal Podcast
by Meg Duke, Psychotherapist & Mental Wellness Coach
A podcast where we discuss some things perinatal and all things mental health!*Follow Meg on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/AmplifyWellnessWithMeg/* MegDukeLCSW.com*Find Meg on Facebook - https://facebook.com/megdukelcsw*See the podcast in video form - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR1Id9G_-C-b3CtOrQkH8Qw*Sponsor future episodes of The Perinatal Podcast on Spotify! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theperinatalpodcast/support
Episodes
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115 Not Right Now, a Solo Episode | The Perinatal Podcast
Sometimes, we're blessed with opportunities to make something new and fun and amazing. This show has been nothing short of spectacular for me, from my lovely guests and our discussions that have changed areas of my practice and my life, to hearing from each and every one of you, my Listener...
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114 Stop Accepting What You Hate, with Abby Eckel | The Perinatal Podcast
This week’s guest was fed to be by the Instagram algorithm. In part, I imagine, because I used to live in the KC area and we share a similar demographic. But for sure because the universe knew I, and by extension y’all, needed to hear her message: Stop Accepting What You Hate. While we do...
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113 Millennial Menopause with Lauren Tetenbaum, LCSW, JD, PMH-C | The Perinatal Podcast
This week on The Perinatal Podcast, I’m joined by my #Team85 sister, Lauren Tetenbaum, to talk about her new book Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life’s Next Period. We dive into the realities of this major life shift—the curiosity it requires, the bullshit we’ve...
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112 - A Conversation with Romantasy Author, Saoirse Morrigan | The Perinatal Podcast
This week, we venture into the world of Romantasy! Saoirse Morrigan started to write in 2022 after she had her third baby and hasn’t stopped since. She is an Irish author of spicy Romantasy inspired by the darker side of Irish folklore, fairytales and mythology. She is passionate about telling...
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Mini Episode 18 - Validating and normalizing each other through focus, parenting, and life!
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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111 Posture, Technology Management, & Brain Function with Dr. Brett Hill
This week on The Perinatal Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Brett Hill of Xperience Life Chiropractic. If you've been a Listener Darling for a while, you KNOW how much I struggle with my own posture, so I couldn't resist having this discussion with Dr. Brett for my own benefit as much as y'all's! We…
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Mini Episode 17 - Validating and normalizing each other through focus, parenting, and life!
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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110 Aging Body Liberation with Deb Benfield, MEd., RDN/LDN
"Sometimes, I wonder if body autonomy is real." On episode 110 of The Perinatal Podcast, Deb Benfield and I discuss curiosity, compassion, and levity in the aging experience. Deb digs deep into the science behind why our bodies are not meant to lose weight, explores the balance of accountability...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 16 Validating and normalizing each other through focus, parenting, and life!
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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109 The Mom Libido Equation, with Maddie "The Momma" Muhs | The Perinatal Podcast
I found Maddie's page when she made a hilarious and fantastically-observant equation about how likely it is a default caregiver's libido is gonna be ready to go based on a number of our daily situations. Former #ThePerinatalPodcast guest, Zach Watson, took Maddie's equation into former math...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 15 - Validating and normalizing each other through focus, parenting, and life!
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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108 From Perinatal to Perimenopause, with Kara Shelman, LCSW, MPH, PMH-C
Welcome to Season 8 of The Perinatal Podcast! Today’s episode is a powerful conversation that bridges two often-overlooked chapters in a woman’s life: the postpartum period and the transition into perimenopause. I’m joined by Kara Shelman of Centimano Counseling, a fellow therapist and fierce...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 14
You're getting back-to-back Mini Episodes because Momma's on vacation! And you do not want to miss next week's guest and our topic in the full episode. I'll see you there!Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think…
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 13
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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107 We're Asking You to Consider Empathy & Curiosity, with McKenzie Jones and Meredith Garrison
The alt title of this episode was, Chaos in its Most Beautiful Form. Today on The Perinatal Podcast, we go here, we go there, we go every very many which ways in spectacular fashion. I'm joined this week by McKenzie Jones and Meredith Garrison—my very first sibling guests on the show! Together…
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 12
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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106 How to Re-Program Your Autopilot | Sarah Lovell Returns to The Perinatal Podcast!
🎙️ Welcome back to The Perinatal Podcast, Listener Darlings! Today, we're diving into the real-life tug-of-war between being productive and finding peace — and why giving yourself permission to slow down might just be the most powerful move you make this week. We'll talk about the ways social...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 11 | The Perinatal Podcast
WE HAVE OUR FIRST VOICE NOTE!!!One of you Listener Darlings was kind and brave enough to not only send in your story but to record yourself in your own voice! I'm delighted and elated to share these stories in any form, and also, YAY! Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful...
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105 Rupture and Repair: Closing the Loop in Relationships with Neurodivergence | Ashley Marie Eckstein
Welcome back to The Perinatal Podcast! S7:E13 Rupture and Repair: Closing the Loop in Relationships with Neurodivergence | Ashley Marie Eckstein, LMFT This week, I'm joined by Ashley Marie Eckstein, licensed marriage and family therapist who went all the way to Switzerland, and beyond, to train…
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 10
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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104 - Embrace, Adapt, & Thrive: Navigating Neurodivergence as a Busy Professional with Christina Gray
✨The Perinatal Podcast – 104: Embrace. Adapt, & Thrive: Navigating Neurodivergence as a Busy Professional with Christina Gray✨Christina Gray is a high-performing real estate professional, designer, and creative problem solver who also happens to live with ADHD—a trait she was diagnosed with in...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 9
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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103 - Reparenting and Nurturing Your Inner Child with Liz Higgins, LMFT-S
The Perinatal Podcast | Reparenting & Nurturing Your Inner Child with Liz Higgins | Episode 103 Liz is back! This week on The Perinatal Podcast, Liz Higgins, LMFT-S, returns to educate us all on Reparenting and nurturing your inner child. It's so much new information for me, and I'm elated to…
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 8 | The Perinatal Podcast
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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102 Healthy Gaming with Alexandra Waxer | The Perinatal Podcast
This week on The Perinatal Podcast! I'm joined by my colleague, Alex, for an insightful conversation about digital spaces and mental health. We explore how to recognize when your own digital habits might not be serving you, ways to seek support, and how to foster meaningful connections with your...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 7
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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101 - Neither Lazy Nor Stupid: A chat with ADHD Coach, Tara Hamilton
Welcome back toThe Perinatal Podcast! Today’s episode is packed with insights foreveryone—whether you're parenting a child with ADHD, navigating it yourself, or simply looking for ways to improve communication, self-talk, and accountability in your life. I’m sitting down with Tara Hamilton, an...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 6
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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Episode 100! Unfiltered & Unstoppable - Amanda Tice & Emily Poteet on The Perinatal Podcast
Welcome to the 100th episode of The Perinatal Podcast! What a lovely journey it's been, and I thank each and every one of y'all from the bottom of my heart for the support you've shown me over the years. What an honor and privilege it has been to have one some fabulous and hilarious guests, and I...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 5 - Adults with ADHD Workshop!
January 24th - 1-2:30pm central! Want to learn about navigating your Adult ADHD? Are you a provider who could brush up on your skills in working with your neurodivergent clients? I've got the workshop for you! Welcome back to The Perinatal Podcast, The Mini Episodes! And be sure to subscribe for...
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099 - Growing Around Our Grief, with Rebekah Lowenstein, LCSW, PMH-C | The Perinatal Podcast
This week, we invite you to be gentle with yourselves as you join Rebekah and me for an open-hearted conversation on perinatal grief, loss, and trauma. Together, we explore the importance of normalizing asking for help, claiming your space, advocating for your needs, and embracing the resources...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 4
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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098 - "That Sounds Like a You Problem," with Stevie Hoegger | The Perinatal Podcast
The Perinatal Podcast | S7E5 - "That Sounds Like a You Problem," with Stevie Hoegger This week on The Perinatal Podcast, I'm joined by Stevie Hoegger, engineering marketer and millennial solo momma extraordinaire. We get right on into the idea of taking up space for yourself, being your authentic...
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 3
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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097 - Navigating the Intersection of Career and Mental Wellness | Purdue Women's Conference 2024
I had the privilege and honor to be a featured speaker at the 2024 Purdue Women's Conference through the Purdue For Life Foundation, and as nervous as I was heading into it, I had an absolute blast! A room of 58 spectacular humans heard my thoughts, and shared their own, on giving ourselves…
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 2
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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096 - Black Women Do Birth Work | Lavondria Foreman, student midwife
My name is Lavondria Foreman and I am the person behind @blackwomendobirthwork on IG. I am a doula turned student midwife and am embarking on my last leg of school to officially becoming a midwife! But among other things I am a black women who has seen and heard countless times of black women…
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The Mini Episodes - Ep. 1
Welcome to the Mini Episodes! I've received so many wonderful comments and stories from you all over the years, and I think it's time to share them on the show! It's incredibly validating to hear from others and realize we're not alone on our mental health journeys. Plus, your insights and tips…
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095 - Don't Bounce Back, Evolve Forward | with Alice Johnstone, The Postnatal Pilates Coach
In this episode of The Perinatal Podcast, I had the enormous pleasure to chat with Alice Johnstone, The Postnatal Pilates Coach, to discuss the value of avoiding perfection and instead implementing care routines in small, consistent ways. We emphasize the importance of spending time on health and...
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094 - Nutrition is Self-Care, not Self-Control, with Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN
How do we live in the body we have instead of fighting against the body we have? How do we avoid perfectionism and all-or-nothing thinking when it comes to eating and movement? How do we stop feeling entitled to talk about other people's bodies? These questions and SO much more are answered this...
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093 - ADHD Insights for Female Entrepreneurs - Discovering ADHD later in life, Guesting on The UnForget Yourself Show with Katie Adams
It was my pleasure to join Katie Adams of The UnForget Yourself Show, discussing her journey to realize how distractibility and focus struggles have impacted her throughout her life and what it's like discovering all that in adulthood. Here's your chance to here me on the other side of the mic as…
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092 - Executive Functioning with Sarah Lovell | The Perinatal Podcast
Hello, Neurospicy Krewe! Welcome back to another episode of The Perinatal Podcast. It's an honor and a privilege to have every one of y'all here with each week. Sarah Lovell of Executive Functioning First joins me to discuss a myriad of stumbling blocks and thinking patterns that impact your (and...
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091 - Bibliotherapy at LeakyCon 2023 Chicago | with Dr. Hillary Van Dyke and Laura Anne Browning, MBA
I’ve been hinting at this episode for a while, and it’s finally here! Join us for an in-depth conversation about mental health (or the lack thereof) in the Harry Potter series. We explore the challenge of separating the art from the artist, especially in light of the author’s controversial views…
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090 - Mothers & Daughters with Emily Bitner
In this episode, we're joined by Emily Bitner, a seasoned therapist and coach specializing in supporting mothers and daughters through their unique journeys. Together, we explore the intricate web of societal pressures and personal expectations that women face from a tender age. From the...
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089 - Neurodivergent and Empowered with Anna Granta
Neurodivergent and Empowered! Anna Granta joins me this week to discuss ADHD, Autism/ASD, Dyslexia, and other neurodivergent conditions and the work she does to help adults uncover their strengths and thrive at work. We discuss the process of starting something new and getting okay with sucking…
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088 - Food + Mood with Clari of Work It Lady Podcast
Clari of Work It Lady Podcast joins me to discuss the intersection of nourishing our bodies and mental health. You may or may not be surprised to know there can be a strong correlation between what you fuel your body with and your mood, and Clari dives into all that with us. Get ready to add some...
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087 - Solo Parenting with Lindsay Smith
This week, my fellow fantasy football lover joins me to discuss the Solo Parenting journey! A topic that does not get enough recognition or discussion, I'm grateful to Lindsay for sharing her intellectual and emotional labor during this chat. Lindsay shares her road to deciding to have a child...
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086 - Kaitlin Johnstone of Kind Cotton
What is Kindness? This week, Kaitlin Johnstone of Kind Cotton joins me to explore the many and evolving definitions of kindness, how inclusion can lead to a more compassionate and authentic world, and how both of us had trouble keeping our mouths shut in elementary school. Kaitlin Johnstone is…
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085 - Parenthood + Entrepreneurship with Liz Higgins of Millennial Life Counseling
Liz Higgins returns! This week on The Perinatal Podcast, Liz and I discuss entrepreneurship while navigating parenthood and along the way touch on building a community, Liz's new ADHD diagnosis, social media boundaries, and perfectionism. Welcome back to The Perinatal Podcast, Liz! Find Liz! MLC...
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084 - Recovering Manchild with Zach Watson
Zach Watson just changed a significant part of my relationship therapy/coaching conversations in this discussion. I used to say, "When we keep score, everyone loses." And while y'all know I deeply dislike an all-or-nothing statement, I have historically leaned pretty hard into that sentiment.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast where we discuss some things perinatal and all things mental health!*Follow Meg on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/AmplifyWellnessWithMeg/* MegDukeLCSW.com*Find Meg on Facebook - https://facebook.com/megdukelcsw*See the podcast in video form - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR1Id9G_-C-b3CtOrQkH8Qw*Sponsor future episodes of The Perinatal Podcast on Spotify! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theperinatalpodcast/support
HOSTED BY
Meg Duke, Psychotherapist & Mental Wellness Coach
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A podcast where we discuss some things perinatal and all things mental health!*Follow Meg on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/AmplifyWellnessWithMeg/* MegDukeLCSW.com*Find Meg on Facebook - https://facebook.com/megdukelcsw*See the podcast in video form -...
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