Missing Your Old Life, Identity Crisis, and Building Your Confidence As A Parent
This episode has subjects suggested by you the listeners! Thank you for chipping in. I asked on Instagram which subjects you'd be interested in me discussing, and this is 3 of them. I talk about missing my old life before I became a mum, and what I do to help me get through those emotions. Having an identity crisis, and how I've always dealt with this issue even more I became a mum, and how to build your confidence as a parent.
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I'm Not Enjoying Being Pregnant - Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, And The Mental Load Of The Default Parent
This is my second pregnancy, and I'm not enjoying being pregnant - there I said it! There's no glow, no sunshine and roses, hyperemesis gravidarum again, and I'll be really happy when baby is here and I'm no longer growing a human. I also discuss my own experience with PPD and PPA, and the mental load of being the default parent.
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Why I'm Angry With The Anti-Sleep Training Brigade, And Why Breast Is NOT Best
In this episode I discuss why I'm angry with the anti-sleep training brigade that is so prevalent on social media, and why I believe breast is NOT best. I talk about my own journey with intense sleep deprivation and severe reflux in my first baby, and how believing that breast is best contributed to my poor physical and mental health postpartum. Grab that coffee you've reheated 10 times and let's chat!
This mum podcast is NOT your average sugar coated or censored parenting voice, it's a space to be REAL about the weird and wonderful journey that is becoming a mother. Christina Chrysanthou talks about taboo subjects surrounding birth and motherhood, and she is not afraid to challenge society on their treatment of women once they become a mum. This Mummy Truth is a place you can be yourself, where you won't be asked to "stay positive" or "be grateful" with a sprinkle of love (and caffeine) on top.
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