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Men's Mental Health Month - Father's Day Honors

6/9/2023

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NEW FOZA Podcast Men’s Mental Health Month -  Father’s Day Honors
We invite you to join us for a NEW FOZA PODCAST - Episode 21 recognizes Father’s Day and Ways to Support Dad’s who are Supporting Moms During the Postpartum Period.  and especially, If Postpartum Depression has been diagnosed or even suspected. 
Please tune in for insight, resources, and some actions we can take as a community, to help fathers and encourage them in a time of life that may be new territory for all involved.  On this Father’s Day we want to say thank you and you are not alone.

Sharing hashtags helps to keep us strong  #FOZA4PPDAwareness #Listen2Moms #Share2BeAware #mom_congress #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #PolicyCenterMMH #PostpartumHelp #MaternalMentalHealth #MMHMonth #HealingStartsWithHelp #HealingStartsWithAwareness #MMHMonth #Journaling4LessStress

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National MMH Month

5/9/2023

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We invite you to join us for a NEW FOZA PODCAST - Episode 20 recognizes National Maternal Mental Health Month, #MMHMonth, and we’re highlighting a few of the resources #FOZAInc has aligned with to learn, to grow, to collect data and to broaden the mission of #PPDAwareness.  
Please tune in.  MMH has had some exciting successes as well as continuing challenges as together we support and encourage mothers, birthing people, families, professionals, and communities. Thank you for coming on the journey to stop the stigma, the silence, the suicides, and the suffering that can accompany postpartum depression, and related maternal mental health issues.
Sharing hashtags helps to keep us strong  #FOZA4PPDAwareness #Listen2Moms #Share2BeAware #mom_congress #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #PolicyCenterMMH #PostpartumHelp #MaternalMentalHealth #MMHMonth #HealingStartsWithHelp #HealingStartsWithAwareness #MMHMonth #Journaling4LessStress
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Why Moms Don't Speak Up

3/14/2023

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#foza4ppdawareness - Episode 19 - Why Moms Don't Speak up when they Feel Down.
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We get a lot of questions and comments about WHY Moms don't speak up, when they are feeling down. "Speak up, when you feel down" is an international shout out from PSI (Postpartum Support International) and many other groups and individuals advocating for awareness of postpartum depression and maternal mental wellness and yet many moms simply suffer in silence. And so we went on a deep dive to bring you answers to just a few of the primary reasons why many moms do not speak up as well as they should.

This is only the tip of the iceberg because the “whys” can be as numerous as the individuals being affected.  Still FOZA hopes you will tune into the this podcast and find something beneficial to help stop the silence, the shame, the suicides and the suffering, that can accompany postpartum depression.

Our thanks to Vanessa Rapisarda, founder and Editor of RunningInTriangles.com for her article that inspired this podcast.  Please connect with Vanessa for a boat load of very valuable information focused on motherhood, maternal wellness, and awareness of PPD.
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Focusing on Feelings

2/14/2023

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#FOZA4PPDAwareness - Episode 18 - We pay homage to our Podcast Producer Gail Flowers. Her voice is heard at the introduction of our podcasts and she has been a long time business owner of AddVoyces Digital Productions and she's a community advocate here in Maryland as well as in Florida where she now resides. Gail has been diagnosed with an aggressive stage 4 cancer.

We are keeping her in prayer and because she can not work at this time, and a Go Fund Me page has been set up to offset her medical bills and day-to-day-expenses.
https://gofund.me/55680669 Please consider making a donation to help our friend Gail Flowers on her journey of medical treatments and full recovery.

Our Podcast for this episode is titled Focusing on Feelings.
Eight signs of feelings that are commonly known to accompany PPD and the  reassurance to seek counsultation. Please share and take care of one another.

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, #FOZAFinder, #suicideprevention, #maternalmentalhealth, #addvoyces #mentalhealth, #hope, #faith, #empowerment, #endurance, #blessings, #purpose, #passion, #joy, #healthandwellness, #personaldevelopment, #motivation, #momcongress, #2020Mom, #PostpartumSupportInternational, #ChrisalynSantos, #TroyRichardson, #RCGGlobalTV, #TisaSilverCanady,  #GailFlowers, #BlackMothersUnited, #MMHLA, #AFSP, #211Maryland, 
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FOZA Podcast - Try Therapy

1/10/2023

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Epi 17 – Try Therapy - FOZA welcomes back Johnnie Geathers, MSW, LSW – Licensed Social Worker and Mental Health Therapist, based in PA. He has nationwide reach through his YouTube Channel – “JG Mental Health Fridays” as a weekly resource that helps the community understand mental health is 100% a part of overall health.
 
Tune in and please share.  Be encouraged to stop the stigma and the silence surrounding maternal mental health issues. Do it for yourself, or for someone you love, or as a professional caregiver. The message is to bring awareness to our thoughts and actions that will help perinatal and postpartum moms and birthing people reach out for help whenever they need it. The goal is to build trust wherever it is needed.
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  • Connect with Johnnie:
    • Johnnie Geathers  on https://YouTube.com  
    • Facebook: Johnnie R.M. Geathers
    • Instagram: jgthemastermind
    • LinkedIn: Johnnie Geathers, MSW, LSW
    • Website: https://tinyurl.com/bdctpyjr 
Be a guest on the FOZA Podcast for Maternal Mental Wellness
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FOZA Shoutouts for 2022-Happy Holidays

12/13/2022

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FOZA Podcast – Year End Highlights and Seasons Greetings
Episode 16
 
This Podcast is all about YOU, FOZA Fans, Family, Friends, and Followers!
Tune in for personal messages from our podcast guests and the FOZA Team. Get highlights on the status of our organization and our plans for the future.
 
As global maternal mortality declines, the U.S. is the only developed country where it's on the rise. Let’s lower the numbers.
 
We hope you will share this podcast within your circles, with our sincere gratitude and best wishes for the New Year!
 
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· Be a guest on the FOZA Podcast for Maternal Mental Wellness
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·  Request a free FOZA:   https://www.fozainc.org/gift-a-foza
for a child whose parent(s) died due to postpartum depression or a maternal suicide. 
  
#FOZA4PPDAwareness, #PostpartumDepressionAwarness, #Journaling4LessStress, #giftafoza,  #PregnancyYourWay, #suicideprevention, #maternalmentalhealth, #momcongress, #2020Mom, #addvoyces, #PostpartumSupportInternational, #JohnnieGeathers, #KimberlyFranco, #1CommonBond, #ChrisalynSantos, #TroyRichardson, #RCGGlobalTV, #TisaSilverCanady, #ReneeWatson, #RemedyHouse, #GailFlowers, #AddVoyces, #BlackMothersUnited, #MMHLA, #AFSP, #211Maryland, #RuralDocAlan, #DrAlanLindemann, #KyleighWegener, #BiancaCeceres, 

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Rural Doc Alan - Journaling 4 Less Stress Pt. 2

11/8/2022

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Episode – 15 - FOZA Maternal Mental Wellness Podcast – Dr. Alan Lindemann - #Journaling4LessStress – You are the best advocate for yourself.   
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Hear it from an expert! Journaling not only makes good sense, during the prenatal, perinatal and postpartum period, it is also a good practice. Why? 
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Tune into this podcast with Paulette Smith, Founder of FOZA Inc., and Dr. Alan Lindemann, MD (Rural Doc Alan) who is an obstetrician with a life-long commitment to reducing maternal mortality. He has made it his mission to teach women and their families how to advocate for themselves and create the successful outcomes they want for their own health and pregnancy. 
With more than 4 decades of medical practice beginning in Minnesota and presently in North Dakota. He has delivered around 6,000 babies with a zero-mortality rate. 
This podcast was created to benefit:
  • Moms and birthing people with questions about becoming stronger self-advocates during their experience within prenatal, perinatal, and postpartum periods.
  • Moms and birthing people, medical care providers, doula’s, therapists, counselors, and all advocates of MMH.
Connect with Dr. Lindemann, an author, podcast producer and healthy mom resource provider:
www.PregnancyYourWay.com
www.lindemannmd.com  
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· Be a guest on the FOZA Podcast for Maternal Mental Wellness
· https://www.fozainc.org/podcasts.html
· Sponsor FOZA by advertising your business or starting your own Podcast  · https://tinyurl.com/foza-addvoyces      
·  Request a free FOZA:   https://www.fozainc.org/gift-a-foza
for a child whose parent(s) died due to postpartum depression or a maternal suicide. 

​​#foza4ppdawareness, #PostpartumDepressionAwarness, #Journaling4LessStress, #giftafoza, #RuralDocAlan, #DrAlanLindemann, #PregnancyYourWay, #suicideprevention, #maternalmentalhealth, #momcongress, #2020Mom, #addvoyces, #mentalhealth,  #hope, #faith, #empowerment, #endurance, #blessings, #purpose, #passion, #joy, #healthandwellness, #business,  #personaldevelopment, #motivation, #DonpaulMarketingMoments
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​Episode – 14 - Mom Congress - Kyleigh Wegener

10/9/2022

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 - FOZA Maternal Mental Wellness Podcast – Mom Congress Convention Highlights 2022
Today, we are grateful to have with us, Kyleigh Wegener, who is an advocate for maternal wellness, a mother, a wife,  and fighter for laws and legislations that support maternal mental health. 
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Kyleigh holds a B.A. in Public Relations and Image Management, and we at FOZA have the good fortune to have her as a volunteer and an online communication amplifier for our organization!

She is just returning from the 2022 Mom Congress Convention that was held in our nation’s capital Sept 18th through the 20th. She’s bubbling over with news from the event agenda. She will share her own personal experience with PPD, her breakthrough and her illuminating visit to network with Mom Congress members and other influential leaders on Capitol Hill.
We hope this FOZA podcast will encourage our national community to:
  • Learn more about the power of Mom’s Voices
  • Take a deeper dive into the agenda items from the Mom Congress Conference
  • Be inspired throughout the community to support legislation that is being proposed for better Maternal Mental Health
 On Spreaker, Google Podcasts and Spotify
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Connect with Kyleigh: KW@FOZAInc.org and join her as a FOZA volunteer: www.FOZAInc.or/volunteers
Connect with:  MomCongress.org -  Get connected with your legislators
Connect with: 2020mom.com – Visit the Remembrance Wall
Learn More About the FOZA Scholarship for Maternal Suicide Awareness
www.FOZAInc.org/scholarships
· Be a guest on the FOZA Podcast for Maternal Mental Wellness
· https://www.fozainc.org/podcasts.html
Sponsor FOZA by advertising your business or starting your own The FOZA Podcast is produced by ADDVOYCES Digital Media · https://tinyurl.com/ccp96s5w
 
 
#foza4ppdawareness #PostpartumDepressionAwarness #giftafoza, #suicideprevention, #MyWayGaming, #GamingToGiveBack, #maternalmentalhealth, #momcongress, #2020Mom, #addvoyces, #mentalhealth,  #hope, #faith, #empowerment, #endurance, #blessings, #purpose, #passion, #joy, #healthandwellness, #business,  #personaldevelopment, #motivation,  #nonprofitsupport,
 
We hope to be back next month, continuing our series on Journaling 4 Less Stress!!
 
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Journaling Can Change Your Life

9/12/2022

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Paulette Smith, Founder of FOZA Inc. speaks with Renée Watson, founder of Remedy House, a web-based resource providing reliable information to mental health autodidacts and research enthusiasts.  Renée holds an M.A. in Professional Counseling and as a military spouse she uses her skills in technical writing and her passion for learning to create materials that inform and enlighten both mental health professionals and their clients.
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​As a mother, Renée experienced the benefits of journaling during her own perinatal and postpartum period.
She’s going to share with us on a personal and professional level how in general, journaling can:
  • Increase positive feelings such as joy and contentment
  • Increase self-awareness
  • Increase mental and physical well-being in combination with counseling or on its own
This will be the first of a series of FOZA podcasts dedicated to the benefits of using journaling for self-care. We are honored and excited to have Renee bring her knowledge and most importantly, the promise of increasing the well-being of our moms, along with family members, caregivers and professional health care providers.     
Connect with Renée on her website, www.Remedy.House, to discover and enjoy the many resources she so generously provides.   
Remedy House - Mental Health Educator and Writer
Web: www.Remedy.House
Instagram: @RemedyHse
 

 On Spreaker, Google Podcasts and Spotify
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· Be a guest on the FOZA Podcast for Maternal Mental Wellness
· https://www.fozainc.org/podcasts.html
Sponsor FOZA by advertising your business or starting your own The FOZA Podcast is produced by ADDVOYCES Digital Media · https://tinyurl.com/ccp96s5w
 
Request a free FOZA: https://www.fozainc.org/gift-a-foza
for a child whose parent(s) died due to postpartum depression or a maternal suicide.
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Homelessness and MMH

8/9/2022

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FOZA Episode 12 - Family Homelessness - Risk Factors and Resources for Maternal Mental Health.
Paulette Smith, Founder of FOZA – speaks with April Mendoza, the President of TINY TOWN CA., a community-based non-profit organization founded by Chanelle Amber Scott, and Rhon Mitchell, that focuses on helping to make homes for unhoused women with 1or 2 children in Los Angeles County, USA.  
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TINY TOWN CA offers recovery and restoration for women and children who are without shelter, with a vision to empower the unhoused women and children of Los Angeles and beyond and give them their humanity back by keeping them rich in resources and providing a TINY TOWN CA community resort. This isn't just transitional housing, this is transformational housing! The offices are located Llano, CA 93544.

April is a loving wife and mother of seven, and she’s expecting a new baby in October of this year. In addition to being the president of TINY TOWN CA, she’s also the social media manager for MyWayGaming, that’s a fundraising initiative for non-profits, charities, and social causes and to top it off, she is an affiliate with MyDailyChoice Wellness and Nutrition. We are excited and honored to welcome April to the FOZA  podcast. 
Listen to the podcast and April shares insights on:
  • Risk factors between homelessness and maternal mental depression
  • Resources to help reduce the stress for homeless moms
Connect with April:
Tiny Town CA Web: https://www.tinytownca.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tinytownca.21
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinytownca/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tiny_TownCA
Charitable Gaming: www.MyWayGaming.com 

Listen Now: https://www.fozainc.org/podcasts
and please share with anyone you feel will benefit.

 On Spreaker, Google Podcasts and Spotify
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· Be a guest on the FOZA Podcast for Maternal Mental Wellness
· https://www.fozainc.org/podcasts.html
Sponsor FOZA by advertising your business or starting your own The FOZA Podcast is produced by ADDVOYCES Digital Media · https://tinyurl.com/ccp96s5w

Request a free FOZA: https://www.fozainc.org/gift-a-foza
for a child whose parent(s) died due to postpartum depression or a maternal suicide.
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