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Today\u2019s story is from a mom who experienced postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, and rage. Many of us have been through one or more of these symptoms, and it\u2019s especially hard for mental health providers to acknowledge these conditions. Postpartum depression and anxiety can take you by surprise, even if you know what to look for in the symptoms. Join us to hear more from Rosalinda in today\u2019s episode.\nRosalinda Heider is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her Bachelor\u2019s in Social Work from West Texas A&M University in 2006 and Master\u2019s degree from the Baylor University School of Social Work in 2008. She has spent the last 12 years working as a mental health and suicide prevention social worker for the Department of Veteran Affairs. In her motherhood experience, she became aware of the lack of support for new mothers who are struggling with mental health. After starting a postpartum support group for mothers in her community in 2017, she also began a virtual postpartum support group within the VA for female veterans. Rosalinda joins us to share her story and her message to those with postpartum struggles, that they can come out stronger than ever with the right type of support and treatment.\xa0\nShow Highlights:\n\nAn overview of Rosalinda\u2019s story as a social worker and her first pregnancy with her daughter\n\nHow the pregnancy and birth went well but there were a few feeding issues with her newborn\n\nHow going dairy-free and chiropractic care helped the feeding/colic situation\n\nHow Rosalinda began being tearful and emotional and thought it was normal, never realizing she was experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety\n\nWhy Rosalinda saw her primary care doctor for a postpartum depression screening\u2013and cried all the way through it\n\nWhy a postpartum depression diagnosis brought a sense of relief to Rosalinda and a realization of how common her feelings are\n\nHow she felt alone in her diagnosis until she found support in talking to other moms\n\nWhy Rosalinda didn\u2019t enjoy motherhood until her daughter was about 5-6 months old\n\nHow therapy and medications helped with the depression, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts\n\nHow a simple suggestion from her therapist helped Rosalinda get better sleep and combat anxiety\n\nWhy Rosalinda started a support group for moms in 2017\n\nWhy it\u2019s therapeutic just to share your story and have it validated by others\u2013knowing you are not alone in your experience\n\nHow it took a couple of years for Rosalinda to feel normal again because she felt angry and frustrated so much of the time\u2013and struggled to hold her marriage together\n\nHow Rosalinda realized and felt shame over all the times she blamed her husband for their problems\n\nWhy social media doesn\u2019t give a true picture of what people are experiencing\u2014and can make some moms feel even more isolated\n\nA glimpse into Rosalinda\u2019s support group for moms\n\n\nResources:\nConnect with Rosalinda: Postpartum Support of the Texas Panhandle\xa0\nVisit www.postpartum.net for resources!\nVisit www.postpartum.net/professionals/certificate-trainings/ for information on the grief course.\xa0\xa0\nVisit my website, www.wellmindperinatal.com, for more information, resources, and courses you can take today!