On this episode, I interview Maria Fontanez, the founder of Aisha Neris Postpartum Depression Awareness foundation. Maria loss her daughter Aisha to postpartum depression, and is committed to increasing awareness of maternal mental health disorders. She shares her daughter's story, hoping it will help another family avoid this kind of loss.
You can find more information about Maria's foundation at:
https://www.facebook.com/AishaNPPDAwareness
http://aishanerisppdaware.wixsite.com/help
For further resources on Postpartum depression and other maternal mental health disorders, visit
On this episode, I interview Allika S. Alce, IBCLC. She's a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, practicing in Orlando, FL. Allika shared her inspiring story as a young mother breastfeeding for the first time, and how the challenges she endured and her triumphs led her to become a lactation consultant and an advocate for breastfeeding.
Apart from her lactation consulting practice, Allika also runs a free breastfeeding support group, Lika's Leaking Ladies. You can find her support group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/156822814480602
For further resources, visit http://www.perinatalwellness.net