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Podcast: The Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast
Episode: E151: Dr. Susan Zink on Hormones, Postpartum Mood, and Perimenopause Anxiety Support & Tips!
Description: Welcome to the Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast with Dr. Kerry Reller! This week, I’m joined by Dr. Susan Zink, a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in reproductive and integrative psychiatry. In this episode, we unpack mood and anxiety changes during pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause—what’s “normal,” what’s not, and why common doesn’t mean you have to suffer. Dr. Zink explains postpartum depression and anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and how to safely think about medications in pregnancy and breastfeeding. She also shares how hormone shifts in perimenopause can drive irritability, sleep issues, and brain fog, plus how an integrative ap...