Maternal Mental Health Therapist, Doula & Nova Founder
Logan, Utah
A therapist and doula on the fourth trimester, postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, and building a wider circle of support.
In this conversation
Hannah Sawitsky, CMHC, is a licensed therapist, certified doula, and maternal mental health specialist based in Logan, Utah. She is the founder of Nova Therapy and Doula Services, where she supports individuals and families through pregnancy, postpartum, birth trauma, anxiety, and the transition into parenthood.
Hannah brings clinical training and personal experience with postpartum anxiety to her work. Her approach emphasizes evidence-based support, earlier conversations, and a broader care team so parents are not left to interpret difficult symptoms alone. She also helps families understand that postpartum mental health can extend well beyond the first weeks after birth.
On Healing at Your Core, Hannah and Bree map the mental-health realities of the fourth trimester. They distinguish baby blues from postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, discuss birth trauma and intrusive thoughts, and explain why pelvic floor, obstetric, doula, and mental-health care are stronger when they connect.
EP. 03 · Jul 30, 2026
Hannah Sawitsky joins Bree Allred to explain the fourth trimester, PMADs, birth trauma, and risk factors, helping parents know when and how to get help.
Watch, listen, and read the episodeA few grounded takeaways from Hannah’s conversation with Bree.
Hannah describes a gap between the intense changes of the first weeks and the limited follow-up many parents receive. A wider care team can create more opportunities to notice concerns and connect someone with appropriate help.
Baby blues are generally limited to the first two or three weeks. Symptoms that are more severe or continue beyond that period can warrant a conversation with a qualified provider rather than being minimized as a normal adjustment.
Hannah explains that postpartum anxiety can appear as rigidity, irritability, excessive worry, or rage. Recognizing the less obvious presentations can help parents and support people name what is happening sooner.
A birth can feel traumatic even when the medical outcome is described as healthy. Feeling unheard, losing autonomy, or fearing for safety can leave effects that deserve both emotional and body-aware support.
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