If you are a young mom, listen to this podcast—and if you are not in that category, listen because it can shed light on how someone may feel that is right in front of you. This guest is a mom who handles life a day at the time. Meet Brittany Jones. We talk about being a mom and all of the differences and methods to raising her girls that she has figured out on her own. You’ll hear us discuss intuitive parenting and what that looks like on a day to day basis in helping and showing a child how to try again and again in how to communicate. Her career in social work and then becoming a stay at home mom showed her that communication is the biggest foundation in finding a middle ground with a child and navigating with appropriate responses. Leaning into the feelings and experiences make it possible to be calm and make progress. Mom guilt can be a drowning feeling and overcoming that takes huge and consistent steps.Mental health is where Brittany’s heart is as she has dealt with situations in her own family and with aspects of her own of depression and anxiety. Our conversation is very open and Brittany tells us some of what shaped her and contributed to her experiences. She talks about “mom guilt” and the devastating affects, but how she did turn to therapy and work through that period of her life. Being a new mom…making a family of four work and then the pandemic hit made matters worse for her trying to make goals for the day and stay out of the funks.As young parents, Brittany and husband Taylor have had to figure out how to parent together and how to coordinate life. Parenthood has made the two of them more selfless. The spontaneous aspects of life have taken a back seat but yet they have ended up with a better life than she could have imagined. When Brittany struggled with postpartum, she was encouraged to seek professional help and she felt fortunate to have her spouse as a huge supporter. In this episode you’ll hear her perspective of what a spouse should do to help or how to look for warning signs when extra help might be needed.We talk about covid and how that impacted being at home with young children and the stressors of little ones being out of routine and not being able to burn out their energy. Many listeners can relate to what it is like to try to do the best you can being completely out of your element. The fear and being focused on home altered normal and the effects can be longer lasting and for Brittany having an active lifestyle with a routine can prove helpful. This episode speaks into mental health…to speak up and speak out. Find someone in your corner that provides a safe space and don’t be afraid to take the first step.Music “STOMP” is used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff
Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff
