Keep It Real: Postpartum OCD and True Joy—A Conversation with Lindsey Sprague

In this episode, Lindsey asks, "Has that ever happened to you? You don’t even know how far you’ve gotten away from yourself? Have you ever gone months without feeling true joy? Months with your growing, healthy, happy babies…without feeling true joy? Fear and panic taking over your every thought? So much so that you don’t even realize it anymore? It’s just become the norm."

Most of us are familiar with the struggles mothers can experience during pregnancy and during the postpartum period. We’ve heard about the baby blues, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, etc, but postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is also experienced by 3-5% of new mothers. 

By definition, postpartum OCD is characterized by intrusive thoughts and behaviors that are in response to a perceived danger toward your baby. These thoughts and behaviors are constant and repetitive, and they can severely disrupt daily life. 

Tune in to this episode to hear Lindsey's story of anxiety, postpartum OCD and finding True Joy in the midst of it all.

Real people. Real stories. Real life.

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