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Mental Health Through Motherhood: From Fertility to Perimenopause with Lyndsey Troccoli, LMFT
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Interview with Lyndsey Troccoli, LMFT
Connect with Lyndsey on Instagram @theraputicallythinking
Lyndsey's website: https://www.maternalmindscounseling.com/
Motherhood transforms us in ways we never imagined—yet the mental health challenges that accompany this transformation often remain hidden beneath layers of shame, comparison, and the pressure to "just focus on the positive." In this deeply personal and illuminating conversation, licensed marriage and family therapist Lyndsey Troccoli guides us through the unique mental health landscape of every motherhood season.
From the silent suffering of fertility struggles to the hormone-fueled rollercoaster of perimenopause, Lyndsey offers both professional insight and lived experience as she addresses the questions many mothers are afraid to ask aloud. What happens when grief and joy collide after pregnancy loss? How can we recognize the difference between "baby blues" and serious postpartum mental health concerns? Why does the mental load of motherhood sometimes make us feel like we're losing our minds?
Perhaps most powerfully, Lyndsey challenges the notion that we must suppress difficult emotions to access positive ones. "There's no reason why you can't be devastatingly sad and totally joyful," she explains, revealing how giving space to all our emotions actually prevents the difficult ones from drowning out our capacity for happiness.
Through practical strategies like creating a "task list" for those who offer help, organizing priorities to eliminate unnecessary shame, and maintaining a daily "proof log" of personal capability, Lyndsey provides a roadmap for navigating motherhood's mental health challenges with greater self-compassion and support.
Whether you're struggling to conceive, drowning in postpartum anxiety, feeling overwhelmed by the invisible labor of raising humans, or facing the identity shifts of perimenopause—this conversation reminds us that seeking help isn't a sign of weakness, but often the very thing that prevents our struggles from becoming unmanageable.
Join us for this crucial discussion about maternal mental health, and discover why accepting support through every season might be the most important gift you can give yourself and your family.
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Mental Health in Motherhood (00:00:00)
2. Navigating Fertility Struggles and Loss (00:02:25)
3. Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental Health (00:09:56)
4. Mental Load and Motherhood (00:21:20)
5. Perimenopause and Identity Shifts (00:27:10)
6. Building Confidence and Resilience (00:32:42)
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