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Having a perinatal mood disorder is challenging on its own, but it becomes even more difficult in rural communities where the right resources are not readily accessible. In addition, rural areas are made up of small communities where everyone knows everyone else\u2019s business, which further stigmatizes anyone seeking mental health resources. My guest shares her experiences and explains how she found the help she needed. Join us!\nHannah Helms is a spouse, trauma therapist, and mother of three. She currently lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest. She experienced perinatal and postpartum anxiety following the birth of her third child in 2018. At the time, she lived and worked in her northern California hometown, and she faced the unique challenges of trying to seek treatment in a rural community.\xa0\nShow Highlights:\n\nHow Hannah\u2019s story begins with life in her rural hometown and her first pregnancy in 2014\u2013followed quickly by a second pregnancy and children only 15 months apart\n\nHow Hannah looks back with more understanding about the postpartum rage she felt in those days\u2014but she didn\u2019t know what to call it\n\nHow Hannah attempted to get counseling, but the therapist had no clue about postpartum issues\n\nHow Hannah dealt with her third pregnancy in the middle of her MSW program while working full time and being a mom to two toddlers\n\nWhy social work in a rural community is more challenging than in other places\n\nHow panic attacks began to occur for Hannah as her anxiety became more severe\n\nHow Hannah began weekly visits with her primary care provider after her third child was born\n\nHow Hannah found the help she needed through a telehealth therapist\n\nHow her family culture and rural culture contributed to the bias she felt about mental health help\n\nHow \u201cspiritual bypassing\u201d plays into mental health issues, especially in more rural areas\n\nHow Hannah has learned a lot about PMADs AFTER her third pregnancy\u2013because there is more awareness, more screenings available, and she knows better now\n\nHow we can do better in offering peer support and eliminating barriers\n\nWhat Hannah thinks we should do in rural communities to increase awareness of PMADs\n\nWhat people in rural communities can do when there aren\u2019t qualified mental health professionals in their towns\n\nHow Hannah found help, healing, and self-compassion\u2013and how we can offer more help to others\n\nResources:\nConnect with Hannah on 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!