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Maternal Separation Anxiety

Dianne Cassidy & Abby Theuring Season 1 Episode 418

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This week, Dianne and Abby get into maternal separation anxiety.  What happens when you don’t want to be separated from your baby?  What if it causes you anxiety to be apart?  Dianne and Abby have some tips to help you through it.  Listen in today!

 

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 Things we talked about:

 Messages with questions [5:13]

Let’s get into this episode [13:13]

Anxiety is meant to protect us [15:29]

Tips to deal with this [18:30]

Website – Psyched Mommy [20:12]

Identifying it [24:15]

Preparation [25:00]

Thinking of things positively [26:23]

Visualize the negative things having a positive outcome [27:13]

Start small [27:50]

Write it down [29:10]

Practicing acceptance [29:32]

If it’s interfering with your life, seek help [31:04]



Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/separation-anxiety/

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/breastfeeding-with-anxiety/

https://www.psychedmommy.com

 

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Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc,  http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com

 

Music we use:

Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes