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Our story comes from a postpartum depression survivor during the COVID-19 pandemic. It\u2019s normal for parents to have worry and anxiety when sickness is raging all around them, and these feelings are exacerbated by any sort of mental health condition. My guest shares her experience\u2013and success story\u2013of finding the help she needed in the middle of the pandemic. Many people will resonate with her story, so tell a friend\u2014and join us now to learn more!\nCourtney Ginder is a mom, wife, and a postpartum depression survivor. She became a mom in February 2020, and three weeks later is when the world shut down due to COVID. Courtney and her husband were first-time parents who were cut off from their support network as they rode out colic and silent reflux with their newborn daughter. Courtney feels lucky that she was able to get help for postpartum depression during the pandemic, and she has become a passionate advocate for perinatal mental health, making sure that no parent feels alone. She is a part-time social media and graphics specialist for Postpartum Support International, the Social Media Chair for the Indiana Chapter of PSI, and a Climb Leader for Climb out of the Darkness in Indianapolis. She writes a blog about postpartum depression recovery, parenting, and mood disorders at Beyond Postpartum Depression.\xa0\nShow Highlights:\n\nHow Courtney and her husband enjoyed about three weeks of normal parenthood before the pandemic shutdown of March 2020\n\nHow colic and the \u201cwitching hours\u201d set in for her baby\n\nWhy Courtney tried to justify her early postpartum depression symptoms\n\nHow Courtney felt like she was drowning with her daughter\u2019s constant feeding schedule and demands\n\nHow Courtney began thinking intrusive and irrational thoughts and blamed herself for her daughter\u2019s difficulties with silent reflux, thrush, and colic\n\nHow Courtney and her husband dealt with the baby\u2019s constant crying\n\nHow her husband insisted that she reach out for help\xa0\n\nWhy Courtney was devastated about not being able to have her six-week postpartum visit in person\n\nHow Courtney admitted to her doctor that she had postpartum depression and needed help\n\nHow things improved for Courtney\u2019s mental health and her daughter\u2019s physical issues\n\nThe reality that someone can be suffering from postpartum depression while appearing perfectly normal to other people\n\nHow Courtney became involved as an advocate who wanted to do more for struggling mothers\n\nHow postpartum depression is misrepresented and misnamed in the media\n\nHow Courtney\u2019s advocacy work gives great meaning to the suffering she went through as a new mom\n\n\nResources:\nConnect with Courtney and her resources: www.beyondpostpartumdepression.com, Instagram, Facebook, PSI Indiana Instagram, and Climb Out of the Darkness Instagram\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!