{"podcast":{"title":"Psychobabble","slug":"psychobabble-6187665","podcast_index_feed_id":6187665,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/615795/destinations/5371245.xml","website_url":"https://hannahspier.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/e/b/a/1eba39c79f39be16d959afa2a1bf1c87/with_spier.png","author":"Hannah Spier, MD","episode_count":84,"summary":"Psychiatrist analyzing how cultural trends and modern therapy incentivize dysfunction. hannahspier.substack.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T00:18:47.646950+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychobabble-6187665"},"episode":{"title":"#75. Does Motherhood Make Women Sick?","slug":"75-does-motherhood-make-women-sick","published_at":"2026-06-11T09:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychobabble-6187665/75-does-motherhood-make-women-sick","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychobabble-6187665","url":"https://hannahspier.substack.com/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/5e8f8b9d-d7a7-4829-a330-86d6ed28077e/06101.mp3?dest-id=5371245","summary":"Postpartum depression is real, and in some cases it can be severe and even dangerous. Mothers who are struggling deserve compassion, support, and proper care. But what happens when a normal, difficult transition into motherhood increasingly becomes viewed through the lens of pathology? In this episode, I explore the rise of postpartum depression as a cultural phenomenon, the expansion of screening and diagnosis, and whether we are sometimes pathologizing experiences that previous generations understood differently. I also examine the role of feminism, women's media, and modern therapeutic culture in shaping how women anticipate and experience motherhood. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code HANNAH at https://www.oneskin.co/HANNAH #oneskinpod Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up 00:14 Motherhood as a Risk State 01:35 The Rise of Postpartum Depression 02:37 From Motherhood to Pathology 03:02 Screening Mothers Everywhere 04:16 The Baby Blues vs Postpartum Depression 05:03 What the Data Actually Shows 06:54 Why Diagnoses Feel Validating 07:49 Anticipating Illness and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 08:24 How Women's Media Shapes Expectations 08:48 \"Women's Magazines Don't Just Report It, They Stage It\" 10:03 The Isolation of Modern Mothers 11:47 Does Feminism Really Care About Mothers? 12:35 Final Thoughts","meta_description":"Postpartum depression is real, and in some cases it can be severe and even dangerous. Mothers who are struggling deserve compassion, support, and proper c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":881,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/psychobabble-6187665/episodes/75-does-motherhood-make-women-sick/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychobabble-6187665/75-does-motherhood-make-women-sick.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}