090: Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Support at The Motherhood Center | Paige Bellenbaum

<p><strong>Guest:</strong> Paige Bellenbaum is the program director of The Motherhood Center of Manhattan, offering a comprehensive program of services for pregnant and postpartum women to help them overcome perinatal mood and anxiety disorders</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we will cover:</strong></p> <ol> <li>how Paige's recovery from severe postpartum (even having suicidal thoughts) led her to become an outspoken advocate on the issue of postpartum depression, and uses her own story as a tool for change</li> <li>what the most common signs of postpartum depression are so you can recognize them in yourself or others</li> <li>how to find resources in your city to help yourself out of this seemingly helpless situation</li> </ol> <p><strong>Resources mentioned in the conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li>link to <a href="https://www.themotherhoodcenter.com/">The Motherhood Center of Manhattan's website</a></li> <li><a href= "http://www.CapWellnessCenter.com">www.CapWellnessCenter.com</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>About Paige Bellenbaum</strong><strong>:</strong></p> <p>Paige Bellenbaum, LMSW is the program director of The Motherhood Center of Manhattan. For the past 20 years, Paige has been committed to the field of social work practice, focusing her efforts on direct service to have a micro impact, and public policy to have a macro impact.</p> <p>Paige started her social work career working at a homeless shelter for families in San Francisco, where she built a $4 million Housing and Aftercare Program for families transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. She then moved to New York City in 2000 to get her Masters of Social Work at Columbia University. After she graduated, she worked for an organization called the Center for Family Life located in Sunset Park Brooklyn as a Community Developer, where she was responsible for community outreach and relations for the organization. She also oversaw a food pantry and advocacy clinic. Paige then worked as the Director of Advocacy and Community Outreach for Habitat