In the Middle of It
Honest conversations about motherhood, creative business, personal growth, and the messy middle of becoming who you're meant to be. Hosted by Erin Leech, this podcast is for women who are building something beautiful while raising babies, healing old patterns, and rewriting the rules. If you're craving depth, magic, and permission to hold all parts of yourself - you're in the right place.
In the Middle of It
022. The Signs I Missed: A Postpartum Mental Health Story and What I'd Do Differently
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Nobody warns you about week six.
I'm sharing my own postpartum mental health story in this one — specifically the signs that my mental health was unraveling that I missed, explained away, or flat out ignored because I thought I was just supposed to be able to handle it. I waited way too long to ask for help. And I really believe that if I had understood what was actually happening to me earlier, things would have been a lot less hard for a lot less time. This episode is the one I needed someone to record when Scott went back to work and the support all disappeared at once.
In this episode, you'll hear me talk about:
- Why the six-week mark — not the newborn days — is often when things fall apart, and why no one prepares you for it
- The five signs my mental health was unraveling that I didn't recognize at the time (including one that's really quiet but really real)
- Why I waited so long to ask for help — and the beliefs underneath that made asking feel like failure
- How the Women & Infants Day Hospital program came into my life and what finally pushed me to say yes to it
- What I would do differently, including how to build your support scaffold before you actually need it
- Why you do not have to be in crisis to deserve support — struggling is enough
Mentioned in this episode:
- Women & Infants Day Hospital Program, Providence, RI — the postpartum day program that changed everything for me
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