"I'm A Doctor And Even I Wasn't Prepared For Postpartum Depression" - No tells you what happens AFTER birth
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Today we sit down with Dr. Julie Hammond, multi-award-winning NHS and Private GP, mother of two, and passionate advocate for women's health, mental health, and health equity.
We talk about:
◼️ Why women's health is still the most overlooked area in medicine, and how we normalize suffering that should never be considered normal
◼️ The red flags in your menstrual cycle that you're ignoring — heavy periods, painful cramps, and why "common" doesn't mean "normal"
◼️ Why reproductive health education should start from your first period, and how ignoring problems early leads to endometriosis, adenomyosis, and fertility struggles later
◼️ The biggest misconceptions about fertility, and why women in their twenties should care about their reproductive health now
◼️ What the fourth trimester actually is, and why the first three months after birth are the most overlooked period of a woman's life
◼️ Julie's personal journey through postpartum anxiety and depression, hypervigilance after pregnancy loss, and why medication was the turning point
◼️ What a rainbow baby is, and the emotional reality of having a child after miscarriage
◼️ The truth about birth control — does it impact fertility? What are the real risks and benefits?
◼️ Why medical training only dedicates weeks (not years) to women's health, and how this creates a massive knowledge gap
◼️ The barriers to accessing fertility treatment on the NHS, and why women face impossible hurdles before they can even get referred
◼️ Labour expectations vs. reality — why we're not prepared for caesarean sections, tearing, and complications that are more common than you think
◼️ How Julie went from GP to entrepreneur, building an aesthetics practice and creating the mama app to support parents from preconception through the first 1000 days
◼️ Why imposter syndrome nearly stopped her from putting herself out there, and the power of starting before you're ready
◼️ The devastating maternal health inequality crisis — why Black and brown women are twice as likely to die in childbirth, and why the statistics haven't actually improved
◼️ What true equity in healthcare looks like, and why we need accountability, not just research and reports
◼️ How patients can advocate for themselves in appointments, and why asking "Can you document why you're not doing this?" changes everything
◼️ How healthcare professionals can identify and address their own biases, and why every clinician needs to pause and ask: "Why am I saying no?"
◼️ Julie's mission to break taboos around women's health, pregnancy loss, and mental health — and why speaking up saves lives
Find Julie here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjulie_gp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-julie-hammond-174a3a20b/
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