The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby
Dr. Julie Smith on finding identify postpartum, mom guilt & social anxiety
16 Apr 2025
We sat down with Dr. Julie Smith — a New York Times bestselling author and psychologist whose mental health content has helped millions navigate anxiety and depression. In this conversation, we talk postpartum identity, mom guilt, why your emotions might be lying to you, and how to use comparison well. This episode is sponsored by Hiya and ZocDoc. Hiya: Go to https://hiyahealth.com/UNPLANNED and receive 50% off your first order. Get your kids the full-body nourishment they need to grow into healthy adults. ZocDoc: Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://Zocdoc.com/UNPLANNED to find and instantly book a top rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A woman's mental health is never more vulnerable than in the first year after she's given birth, through her whole life. If you take anyone and you want to kind of break them down, you would mess about with their routine, take sleep out of the equation, and you'd isolate them from other people. After a woman's had a baby, all of those things, which are weapons of war, by the way, are affected.
Saying don't compare yourself is like saying don't breathe, right? We are social beings. Our ability to compare is actually a real strength, but when it goes wrong, we're making the wrong comparisons.
Yay.
I always feel like I needed cheer at the beginning of a podcast. I don't know why that is.
Why not? Get the energy up. Yeah, gets it going.
I have something kind of embarrassing to admit. I was actually Googling yesterday what a clinical psychologist is because I didn't know the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist.
Yeah, it's probably one of the most common questions I get, actually. Really?
So you're not alone. Okay, okay. So can you explain it?
Because I still am trying to... Wait, and a therapist, because I feel like they all kind of get confusing for me.
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