Becoming a mother can be a huge and taxing transition for many women. The responsibility is demanding, making women more likely to lose themselves in motherhood. I remember a few weeks after having my daughter, I said to myself “it is not supposed to feel like this”. I wanted to be there for my daughter […]
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October is Mental Health Awareness Month and I want to talk about the impact of motherhood on mental health. I lost myself in motherhood and my mental health took a knock (note that I said mental health and not mental illness). Mothers go through a lot, sometimes in silence and in isolation. With the hopes
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I have just finished watching my video, the one that initiated this whole discussion about the mother wound. I was minding my own business and researching the impact that our childhood has on how we mother our children and, it clicked that there was a big disconnect from my childhood. My aunt raised me (which
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Motherhood changes who you understand yourself to be and can cause you to question who you are as you go through the transition. Your identity is altered in such a drastic way that you may feel like you are losing yourself. It can be tough to go through the identity crisis thinking that you are
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It took a lot for me to admit that I lost myself in motherhood! Honestly, I did not expect it. The first few days, weeks, and months of motherhood were hard for me. What made it harder was the fact that I thought I was alone, I felt guilt and shame because I thought that
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