As we know, mental health and hygiene are not often the first topic of conversation at South Asian social gatherings, and coupled with issues of parenting, fertility, pregnancy, and preterm birth, the journey can be challenging. Parijat Deshpande, is helping to make this easier. She is a clinically-trained therapist and a best selling author of the book Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy. Her approach has served hundreds of women to manage and reclaim an essential safety and trust in themselves. I caught up with her this past spring, and we started our conversation with sharing any realizations in parenting she had experienced while in quarantine…