#FOZA4PPDAwareness - NEW FOZA PODCAST - https://www.fozainc.org/podcasts Welcome to Episode 50, dedicated to maternal mental wellness. Today's Podcast is titled: "The Giving Season: Finding Balance in Gratitude." It is in the spirit of gratitude that we bring you this episode all about the giving season. Because we know that holidays can be wonderful and yet challenging — especially for mothers, fathers, families, and anyone coping with a new baby or the loss of a loved one. Highlights: • Bringing warmth, reflection, and inclusivity into your life and holidays. • Recognizing that gratitude doesn’t erase pain; but that it coexists with real emotions. • Focusing on balanced emotional wellness — being thankful, even for small things, while honoring one’s true feelings. -------------------------------------

The FOZA Educational Scholarship — Is now Accepting Applicants for 2025–2026! Our annual scholarship is now open, and we’re seeking a recipient. If you are, or if you know, a student who has lost their mother to postpartum depression-related suicide and is on the path to college or trade school, this scholarship was created to support the journey. Learn more and apply today at FOZAInc.org/scholarships Together, we honor their mothers’ memories while building brighter futures.

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Welcome to Episode 49, dedicated to maternal mental wellness. Today's Podcast is titled: "Quiet Strength: Men, Emotions, and Maternal Mental Health." Men’s emotions often go unnoticed, but their mental health has a direct impact on maternal wellness., for the moms, for the family, and for the community the impact can be influential. In this episode, we’ll highlight some facts related to Men and MMH:

• The pressure to “stay strong”
• The feeling of loneliness
• Loving quietly, and hurting silently
• The power of compliments
• The healing of crying

------------------------------------- The FOZA Educational Scholarship — Is now Accepting Applicants for 2025–2026! Our annual scholarship is open, and we’re searching for a recipient. If you are, or if you know, a student who has lost their mother to postpartum depression-related suicide and is on the path to college or trade school, this scholarship was created to support the journey. Learn more and apply today at FOZAInc.org/scholarships Together, we honor their mothers’ memories while building brighter futures. ------------------------------------ Please show your support for FOZA INVITE a business to sponsor a Podcast SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Podcast Channel and Get Involved. SHARE a story of success on the FOZA Podcast. DONATE to FOZA -------------------------------- ​#QuietStrengthMMH ​#QuietStrengthMMH, #PostpartumDepression, #PMAD #MaternalSuicidePrevention, #501c3Nonprofit, #AccessToBetterMMH #MaternalEducationalResources, #ChildrenofLossScholarship #MaternalMentalWellnessAdvocacy #CommunityResourcesforNewMoms #BirthingPeopleSupport #PPDAwarenessCampaigns #MaternalMentalIllnessEducation #NurturingFamilies, #PostpartumSupport #CrisisInterventionforMoms #GriefSupport #HolisticMaternalCare #MaternalEmotionalWellBeing #GivingGrid

Welcome, Family, Friends, and Fans, to episode 48 of the FOZA Podcast, dedicated to maternal mental wellness. We are bringing you information that we hope will help stop the stigma, the silence, the suicides, and the suffering ​that can accompany postpartum depression. Thank you for your support and for the constant growth of our podcast. Please continue to tune in, subscribe, share, and spread awareness. In today's Podcast, "Empowering Mothers - Advocating for Better Access to Maternal Mental Health Services," we focus on outlining a plan to access better Maternal Mental Health Care. ----------------------------- Highlights include:

• Why Better Access Matters
• Some of the Barriers to Gaining Access
• Actions Moms Can Take for Better Access
• Actions the Community Can Take to Ensure Better Access

Visit our website for a special downloadable resource (fozainc.org/blog) that we hope you will use or share within your network. ------------------------------ Here are a few ways you can show your support, THANK YOU!:

• Invite a business to sponsor a Podcast to continue supporting our maternal mental health initiatives.
• Please Subscribe to our YouTube Podcast Channel and Get Involved.
• If you have a story of success, share it on the FOZA Podcast with others who may benefit.
• Donate to FOZA

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