I AM ONE Podcast by Postpartum Support International

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we're sitting down with Kendall Concini-Moore, a perinatal mental health advocate who will tell you that she never wanted to be a mother until she did. When she changed her mind, Kendall and her husband made a plan. They knew that with her mental health history, postpartum depression was a real possibility, and they made sure that supports were in pla...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down to discuss yet another incredible program here at PSI! We’ll be talking with Elizabeth Lilley about the vital work of PSI’s Legal Justice Program, which focuses on educating legal professionals about perinatal mental health disorders and helping improve the support available to parents and families involved in the legal system in the context...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with … ourselves! PSI's Annual Conference is right around the corner, and we know what that means — familiar faces, big energy, and a lot of people who are going to walk past the Climb table and think, wait, what is that? So we figured — we have microphones. Let's talk about it! Before I ever led a Climb, I attended one. I showed up...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we're talking about matrescence. And if that's a word you've never heard before, you are not alone and you are in exactly the right place. Matrescence is the process of becoming a mother. It's a developmental passage, biological, emotional, social, spiritual. It can begin before birth. And according to our guest, Chelsea Robinson, it ma...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Elizabeth Lilley, a doula, perinatal mental health advocate, and the manager of PSI’s Legal Justice Program. Elizabeth shares openly about her own journey into motherhood, her experience navigating a cross-country move away from her existing system, and how those personal experiences helped shape the work she does today. We’ll also talk...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re joined by the one, the only, Katie Crenshaw - PSI’s Brand & Integrated Marketing Manager - to chat all about Maternal Mental Health Month 2026. We’ll cover the need-to-know details: what Maternal Mental Health Month is, why awareness matters, how you can get involved, and of course, all of our other burning questions. We’ll talk about PSI’s Connect th...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the I Am One podcast. On today's episode, we're talking about something that doesn't get nearly enough attention in all of those months of getting ready for baby: your mental health after they arrive. We plan for birth, for feeding, for the nursery and the car seat in a hospital bag or bags. Listen, nobody's judging, okay? You pack as many bags as yo...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we're sitting down with Shatiera Amankrah — a Perinatal Mental Health-Certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is connected to PSI in so many ways, and who brings both clinical expertise and her own lived experience with infertility to this conversation. We’ll chat about isolation and depression, unexplained infertility, male factor infertility,...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we're sitting down with the incredible Sarah Kotranza — who is currently serving on PSI's Board of Directors, where she focuses on Legal Justice and Policy and Advocacy. Driven by her own lived experience, Sarah has been a passionate voice at the intersection of perinatal mental health and policy since 2013. We’ll chat about her journey through p...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we're sitting down with Patricia Hoppmann — a Peer Support Program Assistant here at PSI and, as she puts it, the team's unofficial 'sweeper.' That’s a sports reference … sigh … nevermind. We’ll chat about how Patricia's journey into motherhood was unplanned. The road that followed included early labor, the NICU, breastfeeding chal...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we're sitting down with Deb Flashenberg — certified doula, childbirth educator, founder of the Prenatal Yoga Center in NYC, and host of the Yoga | Birth | Babies podcast (heeeeey!). We’ll chat about how her own postpartum experience, including some physical and emotional challenges after childbirth, shaped the way she teaches and supports others today...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Ashley Tabata, a Perinatal Mental Health Certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a staff member here in PSI’s Chapters Program, and just an overall wonderful human being. Truly. We were so honored to talk about her daughter, Harper, and to hold space for this very vulnerable conversation about trauma, loss, grief, and healing. Maybe g...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Dr. Rebecca N. Thompson, a family medicine and public health physician from Portland, Oregon, who specializes in women’s and children’s health. She's also the author of Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love . We’ll chat all about her lived experience with fertility issues, about not just finding...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we're sitting down with our good friend and perinatal mental health certified PSI English Support Groups manager, Megan Roberts. She has created some absolute magic here at PSI with the help of the incredible Peer Support Services team by creating and offering over 50 free specialized support groups online every month. We'll chat about matrescenc...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with the incredible Kayleigh Summers, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker & friend of PSI. Kayleigh supports folks in the perinatal period especially as it relates to birth trauma - including consultation, therapy, support groups, workshops, a blog, sharing her lived experience at PSI trainings, and a little ‘ol podcast called The Birth Tra...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with the incredible Katie Crenshaw, an award-winning content creator, public speaker, best-selling author and mother of three who has dedicated her career to increasing awareness and decreasing stigma of perinatal mental health disorders. We’ll chat about the importance of sharing stories, how to handle criticism, and why authenticity matters...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re spotlighting PSI’s Online Support Groups - an incredible, FREE resource available to anyone! PSI Support Groups are not a replacement for therapy. They are, however, an incredible way for folks to connect with others & feel less alone. Hip, hip, hooray for Peer Support!  For this conversation, we’re bringing in an expert - the charismatic Kristina Led...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with one of the loveliest humans on this planet, Lisa Zeitlin. She’s a Perinatal Mental Health-Certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker, hailing from the City of Angels - Los Angeles, CA, and is currently PSI’s English-Language HelpLine and Intervention Manager. We’ll chat all about the importance of having different care options, creating s...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with the truly awe-inspiring, Dr. Nicole Taylor – the Medical Director for PSI’s Psychiatric Consultation Program and an Executive Member at Large for the PSI Board of Directors. We’ll chat about her experience with undiagnosed PPA after becoming a mother, identifying gaps in medical care, and all of the ways she’s supporting folks (including...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with the incredible Kara Kushnir! Seriously, she is impressive. Kara is a perinatal mental health certified licensed clinical social worker who’s impactful support of the perinatal population is not only felt through her extensive involvement with PSI, but also through the skilled support she provides for families in her local community of Be...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re spotlighting PSI’s English Helpline - an incredible, FREE resource available to anyone! The PSI Helpline is NOT a crisis hotline. It is a toll-free telephone number anyone can call or text to get basic information, support, and resources related to mental health during pregnancy, post-loss, and the postpartum periods.  For this conversation, we’re bringin...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down for an I AM ONE Podcast “first”! It’s our first-ever trans-continental conversation (recorded in Poland & the United States) with Karolina Lazarov, who is a yep - you guessed it - a Polish-born Perinatal Mental Health-Certified therapist, now living in the United States who is connecting the dots between parents, providers & resources...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Michelle Yu, a perinatal mental health advocate, PSI volunteer, and the Co-Founder & CEO of a company providing targeted, 1:1 mental health and career coaching support before, during, and after parental leave. We’re so excited to chat today about a topic we don’t often hear about - supporting working parents! So, without any further...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Dr. Jessica Vernon, a NYC based Board-Certified OB/GYN. She serves as the Membership & Professional Outreach Chair on PSI’s Board of Directors, and is a published author of a brand new book, “Then Comes Baby” (seriously - click on the link in the show notes & go get yourself a copy). Today, we’ll chat all about matrescence, the i...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with the incomparable Divya Kumar - a Perinatal Mental Health-Certified psychotherapist, writer, speaker, co-founder of what is now The Alliance for People of Color & longtime friend of PSI! We’ll chat all about the complexities of perinatal mental health at all kinds of intersections (I’m gesturing vaguely – there are just so many inters...