Bridging the Gap Between Perinatal Mental Health & Adult ADHD with Jacqueline Cohen

May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, and Catherine continued her conversation with Jacqueline Cohen from February about women and ADHD. The focus now is on the impact ADHD has on those that also suffer from a Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder.⁣
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Jacqueline is a Licensed Professional Counselor, an ADHD Certified Clinical Service Provider, and a National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. Her main specialties are Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS) as well as moms with ADHD.⁣
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They discuss easy and practical tips that parents or parents-to-be can use to understand the difference between ADHD and PMADs, their impact, and together let’s bridge the gap. ⁣
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Timestamps:
01:13 The difference between Perinatal Mental Health & Adult ADHD
03:58 Depression, anxiety and living with undiagnosed ADHD
05:00 Why women are more at risk of ADHD
05:40 ADHD and being highly sensitive
07:30 How the environment affects people with ADHD
08:27 Postpartum depression and ADHD
09:24 How anxiety paralysis develops
10:48 ADHD and its comorbidities
11:44 What to do if you think you have ADHD
13:00 ADHD and medications