Healing the Tigress
A podcast that focuses on conversations & stories around Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) maternal mental health, hosted by Taiwanese American mothers Peggy (LCSW, PMH-C) & Jasmine (PharmD, PMH-C) who are also postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety survivors.
Mental health is not talked about enough in our AAPI communities, and we want to break these stigmas especially for mothers and partners. As AAPI healthcare providers who personally struggled during postpartum and are now perinatal mental health certified, we want to see more representation of other AAPI parents who know how important it is to take care of our mental health.
We talk with AAPI guests about a variety of themes in mental health and parenting, particularly what that looks like through the lens of our culture within the Western world. There are also discussions with professionals in the field, to help our providers and allies. We're not afraid to talk about the hard things that might seem taboo. We hope this podcast reminds you that you are not alone in your struggles as an AAPI parent!
Healing the Tigress
Ep. 28 - From Military Service to Motherhood Sanctuary with Stephiney Foley
In honor of Veterans’ Day this month, we wanted to highlight a motherhood journey of a veteran who not only served her country but also now serves the needs of so many mothers in their postpartum period.
Our guest today is none other than Stephiney Foley, CEO and Founder of Yuzi Care. She is a postpartum doula, army veteran, military spouse, West Point Grad, and mother of two biracial boys.
Stephiney is first generation Chinese American, born in Shanghai and raised in New York City. She served in the U.S. Army for over a decade as a logistics officer. Stephiney experienced postpartum anxiety after her first child and then postpartum depression after her second child. In this episode she tells us her story and journey of motherhood from the military to working at Amazon to launching and creating a postnatal retreat center to support postpartum mothers.
We talk about how it actually took a long time before Stephiney realized she needed help and then even longer to actually get the help she needed. Stephiney recalls the key moment when she knew she wasn’t okay and shares with us how medication and therapy later on would be crucial to her healing. (TW: We do discuss suicidal thoughts briefly.)
Stephiney also shares with us the inspiration behind postnatal retreats like her own and also what she envisions it can grow to become to care for more mothers. We discuss the issues of costs and barriers to getting all moms the right kind of care in postpartum. Please join us for this insightful discussion about what would be some potential ideal ways to care for the mother during her fourth trimester in postpartum.
Find more of Stephiney at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/yuzicare
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/96649640
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuzicare/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/yuzicare
Website: www.yuzicare.com
Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own. This podcast is not a replacement for therapy or professional/medical advice. If you need more support or advice, please reach out to your own medical professional who can answer your questions with your individual medical history and background in context.
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