Bringing a newborn home should feel like second nature when you’re an OBGYN with years of training—but for Dr. Jennifer Schell and her physician husband, it was anything but. Standing over their baby’s carriage, they looked at each other and whispered the same question countless new parents have silently asked: “Now what?” In this episode of the Med Story Podcast, Dr. Schell opens up about the disorienting fog of postpartum depression, the pain of feeling unheard—even by colleagues—and the small but powerful steps that helped her reclaim her confidence.

But her journey didn’t stop with her own healing. Out of that uncertainty came a mission to make sure other women never feel alone in the transition to motherhood. From building a community on Instagram to catching early signs of preeclampsia through a single story post, Dr. Schell has transformed her struggle into a calling. This conversation peels back the curtain on the human behind the doctor—one who turned “lost” into leadership, and fear into purpose.

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