16. Dr. Cassidy: Anxiety and Growth in Becoming a Mother | Episode 16

Dr. Cassidy Freitas joins us for the season one finale episode of the podcast!

Dr. Cassidy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and mom to three with a virtual group private practice in California where she supports parents navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and parenting young children. She hosts the top-rated wellness and parenting podcast Holding Space and shares supportive tips and strategies for millennial parents over on Instagram @drcassidy.

On this episode, Cassidy talks about her own experiences in postpartum and parenting that have led her to the work that she's doing today.

We talk about:

✨ Models of parenthood from our own parents

✨ Breaking cycles of perfectionism

✨ Sleep deprivation and the impact on mental health

✨ Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders for both parents

✨ Breastfeeding challenges

✨ Learning, growth, and healing for many years through parenthood

This episode is jam packed with wisdom and insight from Cassidy. Join us! 

Resources:

BLOG: Managing Sleep Deprivation with a New Baby

✨ You can learn more about Dr. Cassidy and her private practice at www.drcassidymft.com

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Dr. Cassidy Freitas on her first year as a mother

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Poppy Therapy | Therapy for Moms

Molly is a licensed therapist, perinatal mental health specialist, and the founder of Poppy Therapy, where she supports women in postpartum and early parenthood navigating the big changes and challenges that becoming a parent can bring.

She loves babies and their mamas.

https://www.poppy-therapy.com
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