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Interview with Kalee Isbell: From Overwhelmed Mom of Two-Under-Two with PPD to Launching Her Dream Business Helping Others Preserve Precious Family Memories Keywords
postpartum depression, parenting, mental health, creativity, family films, support, motherhood, anxiety, healing, community
Summary
In this conversation, Kalee Isbell shares her journey through prenatal anxiety and postpartum depression, detail
Time: 25:19
Keywords
postpartum depression, parenting, mental health, creativity, family films, support, motherhood, anxiety, healing, community
Summary
In this conversation, Kalee Isbell shares her journey through prenatal anxiety and postpartum depression, detailing the challenges she faced as a mother of two children under the age of two. She discusses the importance of seeking support, the healing power of creativity through editing family videos, and how her personal experiences led her to establish Isbell Family Films. Kalee emphasizes the need for community and normalizing the struggles of parenthood, offering insights and encouragement for others facing similar challenges.
Takeaways
~ Kalee Isbell, founder Isbell Family Films, shares part of her early parenting journey through prenatal anxiety and postpartum depression,finding solace in editing videos of her children.
~ She discusses how feeling isolated, not having adequate support or sleep, and having children who were experiencing some challenges contributed to her feelings of overwhelm and depression at the time.
~ Kalee describes how expressing her creative side in early parenthood became a healing outlet for her, leading to a newfound perspective on motherhood as well as a new business helping families preserve their video memories.
~ She helps normalize the extremely common experience of perinatal mood disorders like anxiety and depression while highlighting the importance of seeking a broad range of support, such as social connection, sleep, and options like therapy and appropriate medication.
Guest Contact
Website: https://www.isbellfamilyfilms.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/isbellfamilyfilms
Host Contact:
Dr. Stephanie Dueger: info@preparedforparenthood.com
Website: https://preparedforparenthood.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/preparedforparenthood/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/people/Prepared-for-Parenthood/100075999845994/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RHCyYa-ChfUN4xd6llDfQ
Get Dr. Dueger's Book on Amazon: Preparing for Parenthood: 55 Essential Conversations for Couples Becoming Families
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Release Date: 25/05/2025, 18:43:08
