Episode

Postpartum Anxiety: The 3 Cycles Running the Show

Podcast

Rattled: When New Parenthood Shakes You

Published

Jul 9, 2026

Duration seconds

2222

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Summary

Dr. Becky sits down with psychologist Dr. Nicole Pensak, author of the book Rattled, and grabs a whiteboard to map the anxiety that quietly runs the show in early parenthood: the middle-of-the-night checking, the "if I feel it, it must be true" spiral, and the slow drift of avoiding more and more until your world gets small.