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When the uncertainty of motherhood is combined with caring for a special needs child, the demands can be overwhelming. Today\u2019s guest shares what it\u2019s like to mother a special needs child and fight through postpartum anxiety and depression to find healing. Join us!\nSusanna Peace Lovell received her B.A. from UC Berkeley. She is an author, speaker, disability rights advocate, and certified professional life coach dedicated to the health and wellness of families everywhere affected by a disability. Raising a teenage daughter with a myriad of disabilities and diagnoses, including ASD (autism spectrum disorder), ADHD, anxiety, and severe food allergies has been Susanna\u2019s lived experience as a mother. She has overcome many ups and downs in her journey, including a debilitating episode with postpartum anxiety and depression. Through her journey of navigating the worry and heartbreak in raising a special needs child, Susanna found her true life calling to help other parents find more joy and passion in their lives.\xa0\nShow Highlights:\n\nThe beginning of Susanna\u2019s motherhood story\n\nPregnancy was the first time Susanna felt that her life was out of control.\n\nSusanna\u2019s life and work today as the mother of an 18-year-old with multiple diagnoses and neurodivergence\n\nSusanna\u2019s experience with postpartum depression and anxiety\u2014and how she knew it was happening\n\nSleeplessness and compounding fears about sleeplessness that led to a zombie-like state\n\nThe long process of learning to ask for help and finding what worked for her\n\nCultural factors for Susanna as a Taiwanese American that led her to feel pressured to \u201cdo it all\u201d\n\nCultivating a toolbox of resources to help\n\nSusanna\u2019s experience in dealing with \u201cunexpected mourning and tiny flickers of joy\u201d\n\nLeaning into self-care in proactive ways\n\nFinding support for herself and her daughter\n\nLearning to be kind to herself with a \u201cthis is FOR me\u201d attitude\n\nSusanna\u2019s hidden blessings of being able to show up for others\n\nSusanna\u2019s book, Your True Self is Enough: why she wrote it and what she hopes to accomplish\n\n\nResources:\nConnect with Susanna Peace Lovell: Website, Instagram, and Your True Self is Enough\nPlease find resources in English and Spanish at Postpartum Support International, or by phone/text at 1-800-944-4773. There are many free resources, like online support groups, peer mentors, a specialist provider directory, and perinatal mental health training for therapists, physicians, nurses, doulas, and anyone who wants to be a better support in offering services.\xa0\nYou can also follow PSI on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and most other platforms\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!\nIf you are a California resident looking for a therapist in perinatal mental health, email me about openings for private pay clients!