What She Shares:
- Â Â Â Â Â The history of women and psychiatry
- Â Â Â Â Â How some medical research data is currently being safely collected on pregnant women
- Â Â Â Â Â Her intention for her new book to be a preventative guidebook to reduce postpartum depression
- Â Â Â Â Â How her new podcast is intended for maternal health and support
What You’ll Hear:
-      How the scare around Thalidomide affected research into women’s mental health for decades to come.
-      Opening research to include women’s health finally showed that men and women’s health needs often differ
- Â Â Â Â Â The laws that aimed to reduce gender and racial discrimination in medical research
- Â Â Â Â Â A brief discussion on the FDA approved medication for postpartum depression
- Â Â Â Â Â Embarking on research into the causes of and prevention of postpartum depression
- Â Â Â Â Â Making preparations and front loading investments to avoid PPMADs
- Â Â Â Â Â Addressing diseases through the a bio-psycho-social model and a preventative lens
- Â Â Â Â Â Being aware of a biological predisposition towards depression
- Â Â Â Â Â Accessing information about postpartum care from multiple angles
-      Finding camaraderie with other women and their stories in Alexandra’s podcast
- Â Â Â Â Â Lovingly examining your own personhood and how it interacts with your new role as a mother
- Â Â Â Bringing motherhood and traditional feminism together
- Â Â Â Prioritizing those things you really want, including motherhood
