Amanda is joined by Erica Djossa, founder of Momwell to chat about "Mom Rage" and her new book, "Releasing the Motherload, How to Carry Less and Enjoy Motherhood More".

Included in this episode:

• What is "Mom Rage"? - Erica explains from her own experience as well as what she sees in practice.
• Mom Rage vs Postpartum Rage - what is the difference?
• What societal messaging is telling mothers and how it impacts us.
• The invisible load - what is this? Why is it important?
• How can a mom who is struggling get the support that she needs?
• Advice for the moms who are feeling like "The Angry Mom"

Follow Erica on IG @momwell

Purchase her book: https://a.co/d/7i4eulS

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Amanda is joined by the incredible Renee Reina, host of The Mom Room Podcast to chat mom life and mental health.

Included in this episode:

• Renee shares her experience with Anxiety before she had children by explaining what it looked and felt like for her.
• Why she chose medication and why it was such an easy decision for her to make.
• How frustrated Amanda and Renee are that moms do not feel like they can openly say "I'm having a hard time" postpartum and beyond.

Follow Renee on IG @reneereina

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Amanda is joined by another author that is inside Honest as a Mother Book 3, Lorraine Lowry where they will discuss mothering with ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder.

Included in this episode:

• Why Book 3 was the right time for Lorraine to join a co-author project and what her experience has been like.
• BPD/ADHD - What are they and how they impact Lorraines life.
• How Lorraine is parenting different than she was parented and why this is so important to her.

Follow Lorraine on IG @adhdnbpdmom

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

Purchase the EBOOK on Amazon and donate to Floras Walk here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX57PL55?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100

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

Purchase a copy of Honest as a Mother Book 3 here: https://www.amazon.ca/Honest-Mother-Personal-Essays-Motherhood-ebook/dp/B0CX57PL55/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1F4YIKU3NWPEJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YCbbKWg_M6CjRrfrNE4-RkpioF_ATcFSaVECQ3chP3J62Kv5SHGCvQhANeHJO66CU3NVzubTiHPCPF-zQR01u1wgHpTrAbKv64d0oyeS-GfJn41DMp6kkQOJlio811S_xVpF5oElbwsVKQ5pJcOXVEt9iteS1UnuhpJC0q1GyBaRWj_xFs4wh21iHG5qAMZ9wmbbBPMQR3sfyl9SI0g-cLixHmnxpV7wQ27UA0jG-jhwbeQZfgz39JpRy5GxaQmSz9x17nks3yxKDJ4FCVdfN-3nQ8V_gn6woKx5YV0kMsg.gz240IydeyHaiVnpMC7Zq5AGKafYcxicYvqiJ6sJtKI&dib_tag=se&keywords=honest+as+a+mother+book+3&qid=1714348523&sprefix=honest+as+a+%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1

Amanda is joined by Lisa Wright who is one of the authors in Honest as a Mother Book 3 to share her story and her experience as a co-author.

Included in this episode:

• Lisas experience as a co-author and why she feels that this was the right time to share her story.
• Gender disappointment. What is it? Why is it so "taboo"? and Lisa's experience with it.
• Moms mental health, why we need to speak more freely about our feelings.

Follow Lisa on IG @momofthreepodcast

Preorder your EBOOK copy of Honest as a Mother Book 3 here: https://www.amazon.ca/Honest-Mother-Personal-Essays-Motherhood-ebook/dp/B0CX57PL55/ref=zg_bs_g_5790834011_d_sccl_100/140-8685367-6972761?psc=1

**All proceeds of this Ebook preorder will be donated to Flora's Walk in support of Maternal Mental Health**

Amanda is joined by Eleni Opperwall, who is a social worker here in Hamilton Ontario to talk about Flora's Walk, and the importance of maternal mental health.

**TRIGGER WARNING**

This episode included conversation of postpartum psychosis and suicide.

Included in this episode:

• Flora's story - Eleni beautifully lays out what happened with Flora and how Flora's Walk came to be.
• The importance of Flora's Walk and the message behind it all.
• A beautiful and honest conversation about mental health supports here in Canada and what Flora's Walk and CPMHC are aiming to do with our federal government.
• The importance of community and motherhood and why so many mothers have not been able to move forward post COVID.

Come participate in Flora's Walk on Wednesday May 1 at 9:30 am @ Hamilton City Hall.

Purchase a copy of Honest as a Mother Book 3, The E book, and ALL proceeds will be donated back to Flora's Walk in support of Maternal Mental Health. Purchase your copy here: https://www.amazon.ca/Honest-Mother-Personal-Essays-Motherhood-ebook/dp/B0CX57PL55

Follow Flora's walk on IG @floraswalkhamilton

Follow Eleni on IG @eleniotherapy

Donate to Flora's Walk: https://floraswalk.ca/en/t/team-hamilton

Check out the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative: https://cpmhc.ca/

Work with Eleni: https://www.eleniopperwallcounselling.com/