Amanda is joined by her long time friend and co-worker Ivana Gustin. Ivana is a mother who resides here in Hamilton and is a mental health advocate herself. She is here to share her story and to break the stigma that is still surrounding mental health, especially when it comes to mothers.

Included in this episode:

• Ivana shares that she struggled with depression before she had children, what it felt like to her, how she asked for help and what she did to support herself through this chapter.
• PTSD - How this diagnosis became a part of Ivana's life.
• Medication during pregnancy - How Ivana decided what was best for her and her baby.
• How Ivana advocated for herself to keep her mental health a float during her pregnancy.
• What her postpartum period looked like and how Postpartum depression presented for her.
• Real Mom Talk is alllllll inside this episode. Get ready to feel seen and heard with this one.

Follow Ivana on IG @ivana.gustin

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Amanda is joined by Megan Martin who is another author inside the Honest as a Mother Book 3 to chat about teen pregnancy and adoption.

Included in this episode:

• Megans experience as a co-author and why now was the right time for her to share her story.
• How Megan started healing herself and ridding herself from the stigma and shame attached to adoption.
• How writing helped Megan heal.

Follow Megan on IG @megatwinmom

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Amanda is joined by Kayla Huszar who is a therapist who specializes in Expressive Art Therapy for Moms to share her story to shed more light on Maternal Mental Health.

Included in this episode:

• Kayla shares her story of when she became a mother and how is was nothing as she expected.
• Her struggles with Postpartum Depression and how this manifested for her.
• How she started to heal, and how she had to give herself the permission to get better - you know you relate to this one.
• Advice for moms who are also struggling.

Follow Kayla on IG kayla.huszar

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