Emily is joined by NAPS mom, turned Mom Survival Guide leader, Meg Saxelby. Meg is an emotional intelligence coach and educator, working mom, and total bad*ss.
She joins our podcast to talk about her recent blog post, which is a topic near and dear to our heart: the change of self with pregnancy & motherhood.
Meg talks about:
- Lack of resources on how to manage the emotional shift of becoming a mom.
- Experiencing a loss during pregnancy or postpartum.
- The socialization of women (the expectation that they are held to)
- Physical and emotional transitions of pregnancy and motherhood
- Feeling your feelings
- Lack of control of your body
- Pregnancy during cover
- Feelings of loss/grief/anguish
- Guilt vs. shame
- Conflicting emotions
Mentioned in this episode:
Meg’s blog: https://medium.com/@megansaxelby/its-ok-to-miss-who-you-were-2cf7e9278dea
NAPS MSG:
https://www.nurturebynaps.com/moms-survival-guide
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