Today I speak with Suzanne Yatim Aslam, a former actor and Miss Arab USA turned writer. Her personal experience with postpartum depression and anxiety left her feeling alone and confused. In her book Post Pardon Me, she addresses the dark thoughts that so many mothers have but are too scared to say out loud. She's thrilled to get this book into the hands of mothers who may be struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety.This conversation with Suzanne is so real, but also hilarious. You don’t want to miss this episode!We talk about:-deciding to have kids or not-struggling with finding maternal instinct-going through the motions-dealing with mom guilt -physical symptoms of depression-ancestral muscle memory-ways to cope-going to therapyTime Stamps1:00 introduction3:15 pregnancy expectations5:05 life before kids6:30 signs of depression11:29 struggling with the bad days16:05 warning signs of a bad day18:03 cultural expectations24:45 writing her book28:30 being an advocate for yourself31:40 finding help, trying therapy38:30 learning about yourself through parenting43:41 deciding to write her book47:25 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH SUZANNEIG: https://www.instagram.com/suzyatimaslam/Website: https://www.suzanneyatimaslam.com/The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)