{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The TRUTH About Becoming a Mom in Midlife","description":"You finally had the baby you worked so hard for so why don't you feel like yourself?\n\nBecoming a parent after infertility can bring incredible joy, but it can also come with unexpected grief, anxiety, hormonal changes, relationship challenges, and a loss of identity especially for women navigating motherhood during perimenopause and midlife.\n\nIn this episode of Modern Parenthood, Dr. Noorhasan sits down with Dr. Kate White, a double board-certified gynecologist, obesity medicine specialist, and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, and Jay White, a licensed marriage and family therapist, to explore what really happens when new parenthood, infertility recovery, and midlife collide.\n\n00:00 You Can Love Your Children & Still Grieve Your Old Life\n00:52 What Happens When Parenthood & Midlife Collide?\n01:25 Meet Dr. Kate White & Jay White\n07:08 How Infertility Affects Your Mental Health\n09:21 Why Infertility Doesn't End When You Have a Baby\n11:24 The “Arrival Fallacy” After Finally Becoming a Parent\n12:46 Parenting, Hormones & Perimenopause\n15:51 Why You Don't Have to “Do It All”\n17:22 What Perimenopause Can Do to Your Brain\n23:13 Postpartum Anxiety, Depression & Anger\n27:04 Why Couples Therapy Sometimes Separates Partners\n29:02 How to Get Back on the Same Team\n31:15 When Parents Stop Feeling Like Romantic Partners\n33:05 How to Rebuild Intimacy After Having Kids\n34:29 Why “Micro-Moments” Matter in Relationships\n37:10 Final Thoughts\n\nIf you're navigating your own fertility journey and would like a private consultation from Dr. Noorhasan, you can email her at themodernparenthoodpodcast@gmail.com.","author_name":"Modern Parenthood with Dr. Dorette Noorhasan","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166978-modern-parenthood-with-dr-dorette-noorhasan","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43449699/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}