Licensed psychologist Dr. Lindsey Teigland joins the Manifesting Your Mission podcast for a rich, honest conversation about finding silver linings in the messy middle. She opens up about the complexities of motherhood, mental health, leadership, and what it truly means to grow through discomfort. Lindsey shares insights on postpartum identity shifts, the overlooked layers of caretaking, and why empathy, curiosity, and community matter more than ever.

In this episode, you will learn... 

• How to spot silver linings in the messy middle of life and why growth often comes with discomfort.
• What most people miss about postpartum mental health, identity shifts, and the quiet pressure so many mothers carry.
• Why empathy, curiosity, and boundaries are key to showing up as a leader, a caretaker, and a human.

 

"Not everything you do is going to be a masterpiece, but you get art there and you try and sometimes it really happens. The other times you're just stretching your soul." — Maya Angelou

"We think the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, room for relief, for misery, for joy." — Pema Chodron

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." — Theodore Roosevelt

 

Time Codes: 

00:00 Introduction 

03:22 Transitioning to Leadership
05:45 Supporting Women's Mental Health during Perinatal Period
11:53 The Need for Research and Support
17:22 Appreciating Brain and Body Changes during Pregnancy and Postpartum
26:42 The Power of Protection and Feeling Safe
32:55 Accountability and Knowing When to Take a Break
35:15 Caretakers: Pacing and Preserving Identity
39:01 Approaching Leadership with Curiosity and Humility
44:19 The Power of Curiosity and the Role of Critics
46:20 The Beauty of Impermanence and Midlife Reflection
50:23 The Joy of Guacamole
52:37 Expanding Worldview and Deepening Empathy
56:30 Different Perspectives on Feelings and Life
58:46 Managing Anxiety and Setting Boundaries
01:01:01 The Importance of Creativity and Artistic Expression

 

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BONUS CONTENT! Lindsey's Favorites...
Book Rec: When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life by James Hollis, The Coddling of the America Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown, The Postnatal Depletion Cure by Oscar Serrallach, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, The Anxious Generation by by Jonathan Haidt, The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

Documentary Rec: Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (Amazon Prime Video)

Inspirational Song: April Come She Will by Simon and Garfunkel
Inspirational Follow: Hidden Brain Podcast with Shankar Vedantam