Pregnancy + Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Series Ep. 11

Episode 11 September 26, 2022 01:14:26
Pregnancy + Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Series Ep. 11
The Project Sleep Podcast
Pregnancy + Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Series Ep. 11

Sep 26 2022 | 01:14:26

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Show Notes

If you’re interested in starting a family while living with narcolepsy, this podcast is for you. How might you manage medications or symptoms during pregnancy? What about adoption as an option? We brought together an incredible panel with so much real-life experience and insights, including people with narcolepsy who have walked this journey and an amazing clinician, Dr. Anne Marie Morse, to discuss and share.

 

About Our Guests:

DianaAnderson lives with narcolepsy type two and is the mother of a 4-year-old son. She also works full-time in physician assistant education.

 

Emily Barker, PhD is a scientist living with narcolepsy with cataplexy and is the mom of three boys. Emily is also a co-facilitator for the Wake Up Narcolepsy Pregnancy and Parenting peer support group.

 

Ashley Nutter, MEd is the mother of three children and a person living with narcolepsy with cataplexy. Ashley also has a Masters in Education Community Agency Counseling.

 

Katie Williamsen is a mom to one daughter and a web designer living with narcolepsy with cataplexy.

 

Michelle Zagardo is a photographer and teacher living with narcolepsy with cataplexy and the mother of a 6 month old daughter.

 

Dr. Anne Marie Morse, DO is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric neurologist specializing in sleep medicine at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania.

 

 

Download the Pregnancy + Narcolepsy Toolkit for more resources: bit.ly/pregnancy-narcolepsy-toolkit.

 

The Narcolepsy Nerd Alert series invites listeners to dive deeper into specific topics relevant to living with narcolepsy. project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-nerd-alert/

 

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