569: Shannon Siriano Greenwood: PPD, Medication, and the Truth About Mental Health in Motherhood

Founder, leader, and community builder, Shannon Siriano Greenwood knows the benefits of building her network with meaningful relationships over bountiful connections. As the CEO of the Rebelle Brand, her work supports working women in creating meaningful connections that will support them both professionally and personally.

Women network differently. And quite frankly, most of us hate networking all together, but now more than ever we recognize that having a supportive community is a vital human need. Rebelle brings together women who are building their Wolf Pack, as defined by Abby Wambach, “a crew of brave and honest women to support you.”

I invited Shannon on the show to talk about her entry into motherhood and the mental health journey that took her years to find her way to a diagnosis. We covered everything from Postpartum Depression to mental health medication to why women shy away from talking about their mental health.

Listen in to hear Shannon share:

• Her journey into motherhood - experiencing anxiety and depression from the day her first child was born
• Her 2-year journey to finally being diagnosed with Postpartum Depression
• The pervasive inner dialogue of her anxiety and depression
• Her AHA moment of sitting in the pediatrician’s office sobbing for no particular reason
• The differences in how Postpartum Depression showed up between her first and second child
• Her life changing, potentially life saving decision to get on medication and how it’s impacted the last 3 years of her life
• The role of shame in moms keeping quiet about the truths around their mental health
• The importance of having various friend groups & social circles to meet your various needs in order to thrive
• Why connection with new people - especially new people who are different than you - is so important
• Her perspective on what connection and gatherings will look like as we transition out of the pandemic

Links mentioned:

• Join our membership community, Momentum Mamas
• Connect with Shannon
• Social media: @ssiriano and @readytorebelle

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