Care & Feeding: Dads Can Suffer From Postpartum Depression, Too

On this episode: Lucy sits down with researcher and friend of the
show Tova Walsh to talk about her work on dads who experience
postpartum depression. Paternal mental health is a topic we don’t
talk about nearly enough, so we wanted to give you some advice —
and some resources to learn more and get help.  Tova wants to
share the following: A conversation she hosted about understanding
fathers’ mental health Help for dads via Postpartum Support
International A training on paternal perinatal mental health,
geared toward care providers And a piece of her research on
including fathers in perinatal mental health practice. Lucy, Zak
and Elizabeth will also debrief on our week in parenting with a
round of Triumphs & Fails — including ROLY-POLIES. Listeners,
we want your advice – and your questions – about how to prevent the
dreaded summer backslide. You know where to find us (and if you
don’t, keep reading).  Join us on Facebook and email us at
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