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The Unspoken Reality of Postpartum OCD Bringing a new life into the world can be a joyous occasion. However, for some new moms, it comes with unexpected challenges. While postpartum depression has gained some awareness, postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often remains in the shadows. In this blog post, we shed light on this lesser-known condition […]

In this episode, I’m joined by Melissa Marquez, a mom with OCD who shares her story. We discuss.. – the difficulty of growing up with a traumatic childhood + adult life – how she was gaslit and minimized by the health system for her mental health concerns – her experience of postpartum OCD and her […]