It’s Not What You Think

S2E6 - Perinatal OCD: When ‘the happiest time of your life’ turns dark.

Published: October 26, 2025

Duration: 58:36

This week is all about perinatal OCD, and it’s a biggie. Penny and Ange chat to perinatal and reproductive psychiatrist Dr Edna Lekgabe and clinical psychologist Dr kit Casey. In the discussion they talk about: What perinatal OCD is How the brain fundamentally changes during matrescence Who gets perinatal OCD and why Some of the common ( and extremely difficult obsessions that come up with perinatal OCD) The ‘professionalisation of parenthood’ The loneliness of experiencing perinatal OCD Why it’s so commonly misdiagnosed/missed altogether Medication throughout the perinatal period   Matrescence by Lucy jones  Self compassion episode with Andrea  Pharmacist Rodney White...