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Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here! Perinatal Stories Australia is a podcast sharing the lived experiences of mental illness in pregnancy and postpartum.
Through featuring guest stories, I hope to raise awareness and advocate, to improve our collective mental health literacy, to inform you about the support services available, to reduce shame, and more importantly, I hope to provide you with the comfort of knowing you’re not alone.
Thank you for being here to hold space for the stories we often keep to ourselves.
Hi, I’m Rebecca!
FOUNDER. HOST. STORYTELLER.
I am the one-woman show behind Perinatal Stories Australia. As the founder, host, editor, producer, creator, and everything-ist to do with this space, I care so much about the work I produce and its impact on others. Every time I release an episode, I feel like I’m impatiently waiting for my friends to catch up on our favourite TV show so we can finally appreciate it together. And I guess the day I ever stop feeling like this will be the day I stop recording. Thank you for trusting me with your stories, it’s an honour I don’t take lightly.
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"She is a wonderful storyteller and her personal perinatal story is one to be told. So much love and respect, Rebecca. Can't wait for the rest of your episodes"
Kathryn
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"Can't recommend enough! This is one of the most important podcasts to be released this year. It is absolutely crucial for the topics of mental health throughout pregnancy, birth, postpartum (and beyond) to be destigmatised and brought into the spotlight and Rebecca has done this stunningly. She speaks so vulnerably and openly and not only is it heartbreaking but it's also in many places painfully relatable. Thank you for such a wonderful podcast!"
tattooloo
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"This podcast will change lives - I'm sure of it"
Jade
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"Great podcast for a great cause! Love everything about this podcast. It’s shedding light surrounding the very well hidden but alarmingly high statistics of mental health around pregnancy, birth and post partum… These stories definitely help in making you feel like you’re not alone. Thank you!"
theawesomeabsol
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"The most important podcast any mumma will listen to! I can’t even put into words how life changing this podcast is and there are only 3 episodes so far!... This podcast is a monumental leap forward in breaking the stigma surrounding PNDA and helping all mums realise there is most definitely help available and you deserve that help!"
JessieF0895
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"This podcast reminds me I’m not alone! Rebecca is amazing and I am so grateful for her podcast. She reminds me that I’m not alone in my perinatal/postpartum mental health struggles. She reminds me that I don’t need to feel ashamed for having these struggles... Thank you to all of those who are bravely sharing their stories on this podcast to help us all remember- we are not broken, we are not alone, we deserve support, and we matter."
ACSH21
(Apple Podcast Review)
![SPREAD FACTS NOT SENSATIONALISM.
It’s Pregnancy and Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day, an illness that affects 1-2 in every 1000 after birth.
Unfortunately, our collective understanding of postpartum psychosis is still incomplete [1].
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thank you for trusting me to share your stories, Rebecca x
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