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I Love My Baby, And...
Motherhood is awesome. But not always. Holding space for the best parts of motherhood seems impossible when the challenging parts feel really heavy – and vice versa! Erin, licensed therapist, and Ruby, licensed therapist candidate, hold nothing back when talking about the dual realities associated with this chaotic, wonderful, hard, hilarious, sad, and undeniably happy part of life. This podcast is a place for community. Submit your thoughts, feelings, or wonderings to our voicemail box or email, and let’s talk about it! We can't wait to hear from you.
I Love My Baby, And...
I Love My Baby, and...I Never Imagined I'd Experience Gender Disappointment
Did you find out the gender of your baby? Did you keep it a secret or tell everyone? Did you start planning accordingly?
Ok, now we have a harder question for you: did you experience disappointment after you found out?
This is a common experience among tons of new moms (and their partners), and just like everything else related to the postpartum experience, it’s layered, and requires a deep dive into the roots of these feelings.
In this week’s episode, Ruby and Erin are going to start that deep dive for you and they tackle things like the origin of the mental load, what your/your partner’s relationships look like with your respective families, and, in the least cheesy and most validating way possible, what it means to “look on the bright side.”
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