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Short videos from Dr. Jana
Quick answers about pregnancy, postpartum and motherhood, most of them about a minute long. Each video has its own page with the full transcript and the article that goes deeper.
1:01Holiday Boundaries for New Moms: 3 Questions to Ask First
0:45Why Postpartum Anxiety Feels Worse at Night (the Sundown Scaries)
1:26The Worry Window: A Simple Tool for Postpartum Anxiety
1:48Why So Many Moms Hit a Wall Between 6 and 9 Months Postpartum
0:19Worried You're Not a Good Mom? What That Worry Means
1:26Why Your Baby Suddenly Wants You 24/7
0:54Choosing Your Mental Health Is Still Being a Good Mom: The Pressure to Breastfeed
0:39Can't Sleep When the Baby Sleeps? A Common Sign of Postpartum Anxiety
1:453 Conversations to Have With Your Partner Before the Baby Comes
1:31Why 8 Months Postpartum Can Feel Harder Than the Beginning
1:21When Postpartum Depression Feels Like Numbness, Not Sadness
1:25You're Not Failing If You Can't Exclusively Breastfeed
1:19Why 4 Months Postpartum Can Feel Harder Than 4 Weeks
0:44Why High-Achieving Moms Struggle to Ask for Help After a Baby
1:20For Partners of New Moms: Postpartum Doesn't End at the Six-Week Checkup
0:42Why Adult Friendships Are So Hard, and Why You Should Go First
1:43How I'd Prepare for Postpartum If I Were Doing It Again
1:41The Routines That Lower My Mental Load as a Mom
0:46Too Busy to Help Because He Works? Why Parenting Is a Two-Person Job
1:04Not Loving Pregnancy Doesn't Make You a Bad Mom
0:40Irritated Postpartum? Why That Irritation Is Information
1:02Why Postpartum Anxiety Can Show Up at 6 to 9 Months
1:06When Your Feelings About Work Change After Maternity Leave
1:053 Things Moms Blame Themselves For That Are Really a Stressed Nervous System
1:373 Signs of Postpartum Depression That Don't Look Like Sadness
1:05Why Reassurance Makes Anxiety Worse, and What Helps Instead
1:34Why Do Moms Lose All Their Freedom While Partners Keep the Same Life?
0:45Why Your Mental Health Can Get Worse in the Second Trimester
0:37Setting Boundaries as a New Mom: Bridges to Healthier Relationships
1:17Why You're Still Exhausted After the Newborn Stage
0:543 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me as a New Mom
0:40You're Allowed to Want Time Away From Your Baby
0:48Why Motherhood Feels So Hard: The Bar Is Unrealistic
1:10Why Motherhood Feels So Lonely When You're Never Alone
1:18Why Some Moms Get Postpartum Depression and Others Don't
0:57Two Working Parents, One 1950s Playbook: Why Moms Are So Exhausted
1:27Matrescence is the largest developmental shift you’ll ever go through
0:54Help isn’t help if you’re still the project manager
0:50Seeing a postpartum therapist is a strength
1:03Two signs you’re carrying too much of the mental load
1:12Moms were never meant to parent with endless patience
1:01High-functioning moms are often the least supported
0:39Why motherhood can feel heavier for high-achieving women
0:40Your brain is re-wiring to keep your baby safe
1:57Becoming a mom comes with losses we don’t talk about enough
1:19A lot of good parents don’t feel the bond right away
0:49If going back to work feels like too much, you’re not failing
1:07Postpartum isn’t just about the baby
0:55Postpartum depression doesn’t always look depressed
0:57The biggest predictor of postpartum mental health is support
1:24Postpartum depression doesn’t always look like sadness
1:02Postpartum OCD targets what you love most
1:42Postpartum anxiety and postpartum OCD can look similar on the surface
1:03Prenatal depression is more common than people realize
0:34What postpartum anxiety really looks like
0:56Not everything postpartum is “just baby blues”
1:05Scared of your own thoughts after having a baby?
1:02Worry is a normal part of new motherhood
0:58The first thing I talk about with moms who are struggling: sleep
0:54Postpartum OCD is more common than people realize
1:00Why “enjoy every moment” makes the hard moments feel like failure
0:55Mom guilt isn’t a sign you’re failing
1:23Sometimes postpartum depression shows up as rage instead of sadness
0:40New moms don’t need one more question