In this episode of Actual* Experts, Caitlin and Lundie sit down with Dr. Sarah Oreck—board-certified reproductive psychiatrist and co-founder of Mavida Health, to answer the one: WTF is postpartum depression? We pull apart baby blues vs. Postpartum Depression vs. postpartum psychosis, decode why intrusive thoughts don’t make you a “bad mom,” and talk about the wild hormonal crash after birth. Dr. Oreck shares why postpartum anxiety is often the first guest to show up, how real sleep is basically medicine, what partners can do besides “help,” when it’s time to call in professionals and how community care can change the whole story.
00:00 – Intro & Actual Stats
09:30 – Fact Checking our Actual Stats
14:00 – WTF is medical gaslighting?
18:00 – Are diagnoses increasing, or women just sharing more?
30:00 – WTF is postpartum depression, biologically?
34:00 – WTF is postpartum anxiety? Intrusive thoughts & panic explained
40:00 – Baby blues vs. postpartum depression: the 2-week benchmark
51:00 – Intrusive thoughts: why they happen & how to talk about them
01:02:00 – Race & risk: why Black and Latina women are most affected
01:09:00 – WTF about dads? What should partners not do?
01:15:00 – Debrief
Find Dr. Oreck at www.instagram.com/sarahoreckmd and www.mavidahealth.com/.
