Dr. Julie Smith on finding identify postpartum, mom guilt & social anxiety

The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Matt & Abby

Society & Culture

4.8 • 16.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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We sat down with Dr. Julie Smith — a New York Times bestselling author and psychologist whose mental health content has helped millions navigate anxiety and depression. In this conversation, we talk postpartum identity, mom guilt, why your emotions might be lying to you, and how to use comparison well. This episode is sponsored by Hiya and ZocDoc. Hiya: Go to https://hiyahealth.com/UNPLANNED and receive 50% off your first order. Get your kids the full-body nourishment they need to grow into healthy adults. ZocDoc: Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://Zocdoc.com/UNPLANNED to find and instantly book a top rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The woman's mental health is never more vulnerable than in the first year after she's given birth
0:04.8	through her whole life. If you take anyone and you want to kind of break them down,
0:08.4	you would mess about with their routine, take sleep out of the equation, and you isolate them
0:12.5	from other people. After a woman's had a baby, all of those things, which are weapons of war,
0:17.3	by the way, are affected. Saying don't compare yourself. It's like saying don't breathe, right?
0:21.7	We are social beings.
0:23.2	Our ability to compare is actually a real strength.
0:26.0	But when it goes wrong, we're making the wrong comparisons.
0:29.0	We sat down with Dr. Julie Smith, a world-renowned psychologist, New York Times best-selling
0:33.8	author, and mom.
0:35.1	With over 7 million followers on social media, she has helped millions understand their
0:39.0	emotions on a deeper level.
0:40.4	We talk about postpartum depression, anxiety, why mom guilt can be a good thing, and so much
0:45.0	more all on today's episode.
0:48.9	Dr. Julie Smith, welcome to Unplan!
0:51.7	Thank you.
0:53.3	I always feel like I needed cheer at the beginning of a podcast.
0:56.4	I don't know why that is.
0:57.5	Why not?
0:58.2	Get the energy up.
0:59.2	Yeah, it gets it going.
1:00.3	I have something kind of embarrassing to admit.
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