How One Mom is Helping Raise the Bar on Maternal Mental Health: Colleen Imler, Ep. 122

Every single one of us came from a mother. There’s no way around that entry into the world. Yet why has maternal health taken such a backseat in our society for so long? People like today’s guest on Be The Good with Kate are working to change that. **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. ** Colleen Imler, a mom of two little girls, has battled postpartum depression, anxiety, and isolation from covid, while also finding the joy, the modern definition of ‘village’, and her way of helping others going through the emotional roller coaster of having a child. She is a communications and public relations professional by day and an advocate for mental health by night. Around the clock she is a mom, wife, sister, daughter and friend.  Although Colleen explains she felt like “who am I to be writing a book on motherhood,” she followed the pull on her heart to do so, and Becoming a Parent: 16 Truths and a Lie, is now published. It recounts her personal birth story and struggles as a new parent, and the challenges of having a baby during the pandemic. In this episode, she shares with us what ‘’the lie’’ is, too :). We talk: –The major identity shift in becoming a mother – Putting a name to what she was going through, and how that helped her – “You're going to miss your old self, and that's okay.”  – How much writing helped her – Baby #1 challenges vs baby #2 challenges –  20% of all of her book royalties go to postpartum support organizations **Thanks for listening to Be The Good with Kate.  Easy and impactful way you can help this podcast reach more people? Share with a friend or review on Apple or Spotify. Thank you in advance! I love hearing from you -- Reach out via Instagram @positively_kate or via LinkedIn at Be The Good with Kate.** Sign up to be notified for new episodes: katecherichello.com/bethegood Podcast platforms: Be The Good with Kate  Because we need all the #goodnews we can get. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bethegoodwithkate/support