Mental Illness Happy Hour

Heather Gonzales is a mental health advocate with a specific focus on postpartum psychosis. Heather was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 as a teenager and, after the birth of her first child, she experienced a severe and frightening episode and was hospitalized. She shares her story about having this psychotic break, how it was managed, and how she and her husband prepared to have a second child. More about Heather and this episode’s sponsors:It would greatly help Paul get advertisers if you took this anonymous survey (no personal info or tracking to worry about) gum.fm/mentalTo contact Heather: hlk.gonzales@gmail.comResources she mentioned: www.postpartum.net is a resource for birthing people struggling with their mental healthThe facebook group she mentioned is "Pregnancy and Postpartum Psychosis Forum (AKA PPP Forum)"Christine Lane’s financial coaching services can be found at www.mindovermoneysite.comThis episode is sponsored by Cerebral. For 15% off your first month, go to Cerebral.com/podcast and use