Perinatal Stories Australia

A podcast holding space for the untold stories of motherhood and mental illness in Australia. Through providing a listening ear to the lived experiences of struggle and healing in the perinatal stage, I hope this podcast helps to reduce stigma around mental health, informs listeners about support services available, and inspires those on their own healing journey.Share your story via the website perinatalstoriesaustralia.com and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @perinatalstoriesaustralia for storytelling and validating maternal mental health content.This podcast is not a substitute for therapy and no medical advice is provided. Reach out to your medical professional should you have any concerns.

Perinatal Stories Australia is a kids podcast hosted by perinatalstoriesaustralia, with 48 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

perinatalstoriesaustralia hosts Perinatal Stories Australia, a kids show with 48 episodes published.

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  Episode #47

  47 | Rachel - pregnancy, depression, anxiety, medication, psychiatry, talk therapy, community mental health team

  Jul 6, 20251 hourS0

  <p >As a paramedic, Rachel spent many years supporting others through medical and mental health emergencies. And although she was trained to recognise the signs of mental ill health in others, it was something she never imagined she would experience herself - that is, until she fell pregnant.</p> <p >Known for being someone who doesn’t cry, Rachel was unexpectedly confronted by crippling anxiety, an overwhelming sadness, uncontrollable sobbing, and a paralysing sense of hopelessness that didn’t go away until her daughter was born. For the ‘helper’ who usually looks after others, she was left feeling disoriented.</p> <p >In th...

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  Episode #46

  46 | Lisa - depression, PTSD, rage, insomnia, talk therapy, EMDR, IFS, meditation, neurofeedback, Maternal Journal

  Jun 1, 20251h 2mS0

  <p >Trauma isn’t always about what happened - sometimes it’s about what didn’t.</p> <p >Lisa already felt anxious and lonely navigating pregnancy, birth, and postpartum in a new country without the safety net of family or maternity care in her mother tongue. But this sense of isolation was only compounded by the absence of safety, connection, and support when Lisa’s newborn was rushed away to the special care nursery without explanation, leaving her alone for hours.</p> <p >With her concerns about her baby’s reflux dismissed for weeks, access to a mother’s group denied becau...

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  Episode #45

  45 | Amber-Lee - PTSD, anxiety, depression, rage, birth trauma, talk therapy, helplines, group therapy, breathwork, EMDR, Women's Circles

  May 18, 20251h 2mS0

  <p>When Amber-Lee found herself unexpectedly pregnant, she knew life was about to change - but nothing could have prepared her for the profound impact that a complicated pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period would have on her mental health.</p> <p>In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Amber-Lee from @thepowerofbirth and host of Can We Talk About This? who candidly shares her personal experience of perinatal mental ill health with unflinching honesty. From two unexpected pregnancies to the debilitating effects of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), birth trauma, PTSD, rage, depression, and anxiety - no part of her experience is of...

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  Episode #44

  44 | Natalie - insomnia, anxiety, quasi-hallucination, CATT, medication, psychiatric ward, hypnotherapy, Hospital in the home (HITH), MBU, talk therapy

  May 4, 202556 minS0

  <p >Just when she thought the debilitating anxiety of her pregnancy was behind her, Natalie found herself pushed to the brink by insomnia. What began as ten sleepless nights quickly unravelled into terrifying hallucinations and inescapable panic that she would never be able to sleep again.</p> <p >In this raw and deeply moving episode, we sit with Natalie for part two of her story as she reveals the emotional toll of sleep deprivation and divulges one of the most vulnerable moments of her life: the unexpected mental health crisis she faced in early postpartum.</p> <p >With heart-wrenching honesty...

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  Episode #43

  43 | Natalie - pregnancy, anxiety, insomnia, quasi-hallucination, Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT)

  Apr 20, 202557 minS0

  <p>Like so many of us with antenatal anxiety, Natalie downplayed her symptoms and clung to the belief that she would find relief from the all-consuming worry and insomnia when her baby was finally in her arms. But instead of finding relief after birth, Natalie’s symptoms only grew stronger.</p> <p>In this heartfelt episode, Natalie shares in excruciating detail the messiness of mental health during pregnancy and recounts how a flare of her pre-existing autoimmune disease and a ‘high-risk’ label only fuelled her tireless need for reassurance: fixating on the baby’s movements, counting down the days until the next...

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