The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast
A podcast exploring neurodivergent experiences of pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period, with the aim of improving support and outcomes for neurodivergent people and their families. Hosted by doula Victoria White.
The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast
S3 Ep8: Neurodivergence and Perinatal Mental Health with Sally Bunkham of PANDAS
In today's episode I speak with Sally Bunkham, Communications and Development manager for UK charity PANDAS, who exist to support people suffering from perinatal mental illness including anxiety and depression.
We talk about Sally’s experiences as a mother of neurodivergent children, and the increased risk of postnatal mood disorders within the ND community.
WARNING: Please note this episode includes open and honest accounts of experiences of PND including self-harm.
The studies referenced in the podcast episode can be found here:
https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-019-0304-2
https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1767068/FULLTEXT01.pdf
https://www.jognn.org/article/S0884-2175(21)00254-9/fulltext
You can find our more about PANDAS and their support services at https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/, and you can listen to their podcast episode about rage with Dr Caroline Boyd here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rage-ft-dr-caroline-boyd-how-normal-is-anger-when/id1756488171?i=1000662291969
Thank you for listening!
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