How to Support a Mom with Postpartum Depression: A Grandmother’s Perspective on Mental Health
This episode is a special and meaningful close to our Maternal Mental Health Month series—a series that has been deeply personal, honest, and rooted in the hope that no mom feels alone in her struggle.
Throughout this month, we’ve had important conversations around postpartum mental health:
With Brittany Keating of Cocoon and Bloom Collective, we talked about the difference between baby blues and perinatal mental health disorders—what’s normal, what’s not, and when to seek support.
I shared my own story—openly and vulnerably—about my experience with postpartum depression, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts.
My husband joined me to share what it looked like to support a partner through postpartum mental health struggles.
And today, we’re closing this series with a perspective that doesn’t get talked about enough—a mother watching her daughter walk through it.
In this episode, I sit down with my mom, the first person I opened up to about my intrusive thoughts, to talk about what that experience was like from her side.
We talk about how she knew something wasn’t right, how she helped me find support, and what it looked like to walk alongside me without trying to take over. She shares honestly about the emotional weight of that season, how she educated herself on postpartum mental health, and how she supported not just me—but my husband, too.
This conversation is for the moms, the grandmothers, the partners, and the support people—the ones who want to help but may not always know how.
In This Episode, We Talk About:
Recognizing when something more serious is going on
Navigating getting professional help for a loved one
Supporting both mom and partner during postpartum struggles
Learning how to step in—and when to step back
Encouragement for family members supporting a mom in need
This episode—and this entire series—is a reminder that postpartum mental health matters, and no one is meant to walk through it alone.
If you or someone you love is struggling, please know that support is available and healing is possible.
💛 If this series has encouraged you, share it with a mom or support person who needs to hear it.
Disclaimer: This podcast episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please reach out to a qualified healthcare provider for personalized medical or mental health support.
Need support?
Postpartum Support International HelpLine:
Call or Text: 1-800-944-4773
Text in English: 800-944-4773
Text en Español: 971-203-7773
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline:
Call or Text 988
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Want More Support in the Postpartum Season?
If you’re longing for deeper support during postpartum, you’re invited to join my community Bible study, Postpartum on Purpose.
Inside this space, we have honest conversations about the real struggles moms face in postpartum while opening God’s Word together to see how His truth speaks into our mental health, identity, relationships, and healing.
You don’t have to walk this season alone.
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Postpartum moms need more than a meal train and a quick “How’s the baby?”
They need to be seen, supported, and cared for, too.
In this episode of the A Bridge to Motherhood Podcast, Danielle talks about some of the ways the church can unintentionally make postpartum motherhood harder—including expecting moms to return to “normal” too quickly, asking them to serve before asking what they need, and sometimes offering spiritual answers to problems that also require practical support.
Because postpartum moms may need prayer and sleep.
They may need Scripture and a meal.
They may need to trust God and ask for help.
These things are not opposites.
Supporting a postpartum mom is spiritual ministry—and the church has an opportunity to become a place where mothers don't have to pretend they're okay or carry the weight of motherhood alone.
And while we don't want to place unrealistic pressure on moms to maintain a perfect spiritual routine, we also don't want mothers to believe that their relationship with God has to disappear during this season.
So what does it actually look like to spend time with God when you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and barely have time to shower?