https://pooja-lakshmin.squarespace.com/about daily 1.0 2022-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1586449384238-AT97II1ISB58D8LFN9M1/Headshot+2019.jpg About - Pregnant ? Worried about COVID-19 ? Need some tips for dealing? Get my free guide to learn: - Strategies for coping with stress - Tips for handling uncertainty - How to deal with the loss of your birth plan - What to watch out for when it comes to postpartum depression & anxiety - Which resources provide support https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1633829109106-TZ7FRNRDY6TRLUIILEYG/IMG_4683.jpg About - Empowering women to take control of their mental health. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin MD is a board certified psychiatrist and New York Times contributor specializing in women's mental health and a leading voice at the intersection of mental health and gender, focused on helping women and other marginalized communities escape the tyranny of faux self-care. She maintains an active private practice, where she treats women struggling with burnout, perfectionism, and disillusionment, as well as clinical conditions like depression and anxiety. Pooja's viral New York Times essays and Instagram posts have resonated with thousands of women suffering from the betrayal of burnout. In 2020, after noticing a gap in accessible science-based digital resources tailored to women’s emotional well-being, Pooja founded Gemma, a physician-led education platform dedicated exclusively to women’s mental health, impact, and equity. Gemma provides expert taught virtual courses to support women’s mental well-being and is building an innovative approach to online learning and women’s mental health. Pooja is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine, where she is a clinical supervisor in the Five Trimesters perinatal psychiatry clinic. She serves as a medical advisor to Peloton, and has spoken on parental and women's mental well-being for organizations like McKinsey, Memorial Sloan Kettering, 23andMe, alice and olivia, Hello Sunshine, The March of Dimes, The Girl Scouts of the USA, Thrive Global and others. Her advice has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, The Drew Barrymore Show, NPR, and in Glamour, Marie Claire, Self, Shape, Harper’s Bazaar and many other media outlets. She lives in Austin, Texas with her partner Justin, their son, and their two cats, Kitty and Fifi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1584210637895-7FUY7WPMZ3LT9HQROKJ3/PoojaRetouch37.jpg About - Writing Naomi Osaka and the Cost of No - Harper’s Bazaar What You’re Feeling Isn’t Burnout, It’s Betrayal - The New York Times How to Handle Anxiety Over Back-to-School Decisions - The New York Times Mothers Don’t Have to be Martyrs - The New York Times Experts Fear Increase in Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders - The New York Times Saying “No” Is Self-Care for Parents - The New York Times When Your Friend is Pregnant and Depressed - The New York Times We Don’t Need Self-Care; We Need Boundaries - Doximity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1633829201436-PW1J6F8RM05PC336YMLK/IMG_5159.jpg About - Media & Interviews Working Women & Burnout - Appearance on Good Morning America What is Self-Love? - Appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show How Peloton Is Working to Change the Narrative On Prenatal Fitness - Shape It’s Okay to Grieve What You Thought Pregnancy and New Parenthood Would Look Like - Self What Will COVID-19 Do to Pregnant Women's Mental Health? - Marie Claire Detachment Parenting: When Your Baby Refuses to Breastfeed - Harper’s Bazaar The Worst Kind of Mom Guilt - The New York Times I’m on Anti-depressants - And I’m Pregnant - Glamour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1616025024663-HPX64QBIXO7SRVYJKRST/Copy+of+Unload+Mom+Guilt%2C+Martyr-mode+and+Perfectionism.png About Struggling with Mom Guilt? Do you always put your own needs last and then feel resentful at your children or partner? Do you find yourself avoiding setting boundaries or saying no? If this is you, check out Gemma’s digital course — accessible on demand for only $27! Founded by Dr. Lakshmin, Gemma is the first digital education platform dedicated exclusively to women’s mental health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1596058977034-P6U3R08RPF0L88T566U7/Copy+of+Untitled+Design-9.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1633825647711-6I3JWVMV6XE17JYIY666/Copy+of+Unnamed+Design-2.png About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1633825949814-KI1BGKX355A679Z0YQP5/Copy+of+Copy+of+Untitled-3.png About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1633826955072-NVL81YUGX3VUM4MPWB1X/IMG_9068.jpg About Pooja talks to Drew Barrymore about real self-care and self-love, and to talk to ourselves with compassion. Watch the full clip here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/1633826373490-B1CEFJMJ5SJ69YH3D8EV/IMG_2654.jpg About Pooja on Good Morning America, talking about the systemic betrayal mothers who are employed outside the home face. Watch the whole segment here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/590e823aa5790af453bd2b19/6c007990-4ed6-4d26-9150-ddcf24d49113/Untitled+%28Instagram+Post+%28Square%29%29+%28Instagram+Story%29+%28Instagram+Post+%28Square%29%29.png About - Pooja’s first book is available for preorder now! 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You may have noticed that it’s nearly impossible to go even a couple days without coming across the term self-care. A word that encompasses any number of lifestyle choices and products—from juice cleanses to yoga workshops to luxury bamboo sheets—self-care has exploded in our collective consciousness as a panacea for practically all of women’s problems. Board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin finds this cultural embrace of self-care incomplete at best and manipulative at worst. Fixing your troubles isn’t simple as buying a new day planner or signing up for a meditation class. These faux self-care practices keep us looking outward—comparing ourselves with others or striving for a certain type of perfection. Even worse, they exonerate an oppressive social system that has betrayed women and minorities. Real self-care, in contrast, is an internal, self-reflective process that involves making difficult decisions in line with our values, and when we practice it, we shift our relationships, our workplaces, and even our broken systems. The result—having ownership over one’s own life— is nothing less than a personal and social revolution.