A dialog with Emily Johnson and Ginna Ericksen on the I Am One Podcast
Hearken to Emily and Ginna share the ways in which Emily’s disaster led them to advocate for higher entry to intensive perinatal psychological well being care.
On this episode, we’re wrapping up our very first three-part sequence with each Emily Johnson and Ginna Ericksen. You’ve heard Emily’s story from the within and Ginna’s from proper beside it, and now we’re speaking about what they’re doing with it.
We’ll chat in regards to the gaps that they’re working to shut, too few intensive remedy choices, zip codes that decide the care which you can get, and the way little coaching many suppliers really obtain in perinatal psychological well being.
We’ll discuss Emily’s new e book, Ladies Are Dying, Deb (very thrilling), the assist community that Emily and Ginna have constructed, and the sensible issues that any of us can do in our communities.
Plus, we’ll chat about just a few parenting hacks as a result of we’re nothing if not full-service right here on the I Am One podcast. Collectively, they’ve turned this shouldn’t have occurred to us into let’s ensure that it stops occurring to different individuals. They usually’re doing it with two very completely different approaches in thoughts. We’re so excited to share this dialog with you.
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In regards to the Company
Emily Johnson, MHA
Emily is a maternal psychological well being advocate, author, and founding father of Mission Just One Mom LLC. After experiencing extreme postpartum melancholy and anxiousness following the delivery of her son, Emily turned her expertise right into a mission to lift consciousness, enhance entry to specialised care, and assist different households really feel much less alone.
Emily holds a Grasp of Healthcare Administration from the College of Minnesota Faculty of Public Well being and has labored in healthcare consulting and administration for a big nonprofit well being system. She is a Blue Dot Ambassador with Postpartum Help Worldwide and an authorized Affected person Household Accomplice by MoMMAs Voices and the Minnesota Perinatal High quality Collaborative.
She can be the creator of Women Are Dying, Deb, which explores gaps within the U.S. maternal psychological healthcare system, limitations to specialised perinatal psychological well being remedy, and the systemic modifications wanted to raised assist pregnant and postpartum individuals earlier than they attain a disaster level. Study extra about Emily’s work here.
Ginna Ericksen
Ginna is a maternal psychological well being advocate with a Grasp’s diploma in Counseling, specializing in Faculty Counseling. Whereas elevating her 4 kids, she spent years concerned with charities, nonprofits, and school-based organizations. She has lengthy been an advocate for kids and households.
Her ardour for maternal psychological well being started after her daughter, Emily Johnson, skilled postpartum melancholy, anxiousness, and OCD. Whereas supporting Emily by restoration, Ginna acknowledged the challenges households can face when attempting to know signs and navigate gaps within the healthcare system. Right now, she works alongside Emily to lift consciousness, scale back stigma, and advocate for expanded entry to intensive perinatal psychological well being remedy.
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