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The pressure that new moms feel is tremendous. Sometimes they are working so hard to just get through the day that they don't notice (or don't want to notice) how bad they really feel. They are working so hard to manage everything that they might not notice what's going on for themselves. Such was the postpartum experience of today\u2019s guest, Darcy Sauers. She suffered for a long time without realizing that what she felt was a common experience for most new moms. This is all too common and I know that a lot of us experienced this too.\xa0Let\u2019s jump into this conversation about how we can offer better support for new moms!\nDarcy Sauers is The Doula Darcy, a postpartum doula offering in-home postpartum doula services to the moms in her local area. She also provides on-demand postpartum doula support for new moms everywhere so moms can get they help they need---when they need it. Darcy co-hosts the Your Birth, Your Worth podcast. She had three babies in four years, and her experiences fueled her decision to quit her advertising job and certify as a postpartum doula so she could help other women have a better experience than she did.\nShow Highlights:\n\nDarcy\u2019s experience with her first pregnancy and postpartum---over 15 years ago\n\nHow she was terrified to take her baby home from the hospital\n\nThe first weeks of motherhood, with difficulties, discomfort, and \u201cgoing through the motions\u201d\n\nWhat she thought about postpartum depression, and why she COULD NOT have it\n\nA year later, she found herself pregnant again\n\nHow she chalked her feelings up to sleep deprivation or too much sugar\n\nFor her 3rd pregnancy, she thought things would be better since she planned it out and took better care of herself\n\nHow she left her advertising career and pursued being a doula because of her obsession\n\nHow a postpartum doula would\u2019ve changed everything for Darcy\n\nThe mixture of relief and anger at herself for not recognizing the signs of postpartum depression\n\nHow she realized she was constantly trying to convince herself that she was a good mom\n\nHow she constantly fantasized about running away\n\nThe involuntary, intrusive thoughts that horrified her\n\nHow getting a babysitter a few hours a week would have made a huge difference\n\nThe lies we tell ourselves about what it means to be a \u201cgood mom\u201d\n\nHow an antidepressant helped her feel better\n\nHow she realized what she went through was common\n\nPressures that new moms feel, along with the isolation of not having a \u201ctribe\u201d to help\n\nHow she couldn\u2019t honestly admit her thoughts to herself\n\nWhy Darcy wants people to become educated about the real signs of postpartum depression\n\nDarcy\u2019s transformation to being a doula and how she helps:\n\nSupports with hands-on help for new moms\n\nTalks listens, and answers questions\n\nOffers on-demand support videos to cover common issues and topics\n\nThe mental health stigma that new moms feel, and how it prevents moms from getting the help they need\n\nDarcy\u2019s podcast, Your Birth, Your Worth---and how it offers more support for new moms\n\nResources:\nFind Darcy:\xa0Facebook The Doula Darcy\nInstagram: The Doula Darcy\nThe Doula darcy\nYour Birth Your Worth Podcast