Emily has spent the last decade as a project manager and corporate trainer in the healthcare sector. She currently works for IU Health as a talent development consultant. In 2019, she started her own business, Matrescence Postpartum Care, to provide educational and social support to new and expecting families in the Bloomington community. She is currently pursuing formal certification as both a birth and postpartum doula though DONA international. She has her Master's in Leadership Development with a research focus in how adult learners retain information. All of her work, regardless of venue, revolves around ensuring others have space to speak, be heard, and tools to cultivate their confidence. Emily is a transplant to Bloomington, Indiana from Central Illinois. She has been in the Hoosier State for 11 years and lives in Ellettsville with her husband, Tom, and their 2-year-old son, Anthony. She’s an avid swimmer, a well-intentioned gardener, and a hopelessly unskilled piano player.  People say having a baby changes everything. And for Emily Phelps, it certainly did. Her unexpected struggle with postpartum depression forced her to reexamine everything she thought she knew about becoming a mother. Her humor and down-to-earth story sheds a light on a topic that's not talked about nearly enough. Through a firsthand account of her experience, she helps listeners understand disorders like these and what they can do for friends and family who might find themselves in a similar situation after the arrival of a new baby.