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Perinatal Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, and IFS: What’s Really Happening in the “New Parent” Nervous System
The “postpartum” season is bigger than we think — it’s the perinatal period, spanning pregnancy and often 1–2 years after birth. In this episode, Jessie Evans sits down with Steadfast counselor Annalise Lind to explore what happens internally when your “control panel” changes during pregnancy and early parenthood.
Through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens, we talk about how anxiety, intrusive thoughts, perinatal OCD patterns, and even depression can be understood as protective parts — not proof that you’re broken. You’ll hear a shame-free, faith-sensitive conversation about:
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