Postpartum Anxiety Specialist: Brutal Truths Every High Achieving Mom Needs to Hear

Postpartum anxiety in high achieving moms is more common than most people think.

In this episode of the Health Pioneers Podcast, Jim Rohr our head of marketing at Healthpreneur, talks with Kate Kripke about why the same drive that helped women succeed at work is the very thing that holds them back in motherhood.

Kate is a maternal mental health specialist with over 20 years of experience.

She has helped thousands of career driven new moms move from overwhelm and anxiety into calm, confidence, and deep connection with their babies.

In this conversation, you will learn why your "achievement brain" blocks the presence your child actually needs from you.

Kate also explains the neuroscience behind why overachieving shuts down the part of your brain needed for creativity, learning, and connection.

She shares how to start regulating your nervous system so you can feel grounded at home and at work.

What we cover in this episode:

00:00 Why high achieving moms struggle with anxiety
01:17 What is postpartum anxiety in career driven moms
02:44 Why overachieving does not work in motherhood
05:34 What is secure attachment and why it matters
08:57 How generational trauma affects your parenting
14:17 The real cause of postpartum anxiety (it's not hormones)
19:34 The good mom myth and what kids actually need
29:17 The neuroscience of fight flight or freeze in moms
38:41 How to regulate your nervous system as a new mom
53:45 How working moms can build a bond with their baby

This episode answers:

Is postpartum anxiety the same as postpartum depression?

No. Postpartum anxiety often shows up as constant worry, a need to control, and trouble being present. Many high achieving women do not realize they have it because they see it as ambition or drive.

Can you be successful at work and still be a calm, present mom?

Yes. Kate explains that regulating your nervous system actually helps you perform better at work and connect deeper at home.

Find Kate Kripke:
Website: https://www.katekripke.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katekripke/
Podcast: Motherhood Uncut

Health Pioneers Podcast

If you’ve ever left a medical appointment feeling rushed, dismissed, or more confused than when you walked in, you’re not alone.

Health Pioneers is a podcast featuring clinicians and health practitioners who looked at the conventional system and decided to do things differently.

Each episode highlights a practitioner who stepped off the beaten path to build a better way of helping patients…one focused on root causes, deeper thinking, and care that actually makes sense.

These are thoughtful conversations about how great practitioners think, what they see that others miss, and why they chose a different path.

Health Pioneers is a Healthpreneur production hosted by Jim Rohr, our head of marketing at Healthpreneur.  

Healthpreneur is on a mission to help the best health experts serve the most people, and Jim has spent the past 20 years as a practitioner, author, and advocate for root-cause medicine.


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