{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ex-it Strategy","title":"Perinatal Mental Health: Understanding and Support With Veronica Kemeny","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3e8b71a9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1947,"description":"Elizabeth Stevenson and Sarah J. Hink of New Direction Family Law, joined by associate attorney Tyler E. Kaestner, interview Veronica Kemeny, a licensed clinical social worker and co-owner of Anchor Perinatal Wellness in Raleigh, during Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. They discuss perinatal mental health as an inclusive term covering trying to conceive, pregnancy, postpartum (up to two years), and non-birthing partners, and review conditions including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and psychosis. Kemeny explains warning signs such as impaired functioning and inability to sleep when given the chance, normalizes intrusive thoughts, and emphasizes the importance of trained providers due to stigma and misinterpretation. The conversation covers risk factors, medication concerns, impacts on relationships and divorce/custody cases, and resources like Postpartum Support International, nurse visiting programs, UNC’s perinatal inpatient unit, and Anchor’s intensive program, teletherapy, childcare, and free walk-in maternal mental health clinic at anchorperinatal.com.\n00:00 UNC Perinatal Units\n00:43 Meet the Guests\n01:40 Veronica and Anchor Program\n03:16 What Perinatal Mental Health Means\n04:36 When Symptoms Become Serious\n05:51 Red Flags Sleep and Safety\n07:20 Intrusive Thoughts and Stigma\n10:56 Screening and Provider Gaps\n12:23 Risk Factors and Prevention\n15:29 Resources Programs and Medication\n17:36 Social Media Comparison Trap\n17:52 Finding Realistic Support\n18:54 Marriage Strain After Baby\n19:22 Teamwork and Self Care Plan\n22:17 Sleep Boundaries and Visitors\n24:28 When to Seek Treatment\n25:44 Divorce and Custody Bias\n29:07 Free Nurse Visiting Programs\n30:25 How to Get Help\n31:42 Final Takeaways","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CHcobdOO4RhzuDuJkql2enzDrLMoUI3-arzAIcR-OLk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NDg0/MDU4YTQ1ODhjMWI4/NGFlMjE1ODgyNDYz/NzQzZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}