# Postpartum Anxiety: The 3 Cycles Running the Show

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Podcast: [Rattled: When New Parenthood Shakes You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rattled-when-new-parenthood-shakes-you-7818813)
Published: 2026-07-09T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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