If you don't know Hannah yet, you're going to want to. She's a photographer, a content creator, a seeker of beautiful things. A knitter, a calligrapher, a surfer, a skier, a freaking medical doctor, and, of course, she's also mom to two little boys, Oscar and Wilf.

Basically she's a quintessential also mom. I say that partially because she has this awesome, multi-layered identity that I admire big time, but mostly I say that because her approach to doing everything she does—which is A LOT by the way—is positively enlightened.

We talk about how and why she used her long British maternity leave to re-engage with her creative side, how that helped ground and recenter her as she redefined her new postpartum identity, and her thoughts on Instagram in general, which I personally find to be quite refreshing.

Show Notes: 

https://www.alsomom.com/hannah

Episode Highlights:

• 1:52 - Hannah discusses why she didn't originally tell her followers she's a freaking medical doctor in addition to all the beautiful, artsy, crafty, clever things she shares on Instagram
• 4:30 - British maternity leave > American maternity leave
• 8:10 - I embarrass Hannah by rightly calling her a Renaissance woman, and she reveals more about her personality type.
• 12:35 - Hannah's tips for becoming a better photographer.
• 14:33 - Hannah's thoughts on Instagram cliches and Instagram vs. reality.
• 20:47 - Hannah shares details about the ugliest space in her home right now. (We all have one!)
• 29:00 - Why Hannah feels more like herself and more recharged this year.
• 31:06 - Hannah shares her baby must haves, including a non-parenting book parenting book she's loving.

Linkable Mentions:

• @hannah.straughan - Go follow her!
• Call the Midwife - You've all seen this and are as obsessed with it as I am, right? (It's on Netflix.)
• NHS - Short for the National Health Service, the U.K.'s version of universal healthcare.
• @thisisjules - Hannah's BFF. (What do you know... her Instagram is gorgeous too!)
• 16 Personalities - Hannah is a Virtuoso and says it's spot on. I'm a Consul and agree but also disagree. What about you?
• Lost in the Light Photography Course by James & Jo Melia - The photography course Hannah took most recently.
• SnuzPod Co-Sleeper - This specific co-sleeper is a U.K. thing, but regardless of which you choose, Hannah votes yes on co-sleepers and no on beautiful, impractical Moses baskets. 
• Solly Baby Wrap - You don't say? Another Solly lover!?
• Ring Sling - Hannah switch to a ring sling when her babies were a bit older. 
• Haakaa Pump - The most genius little breast pump ever.
• The Danish Way of Parenting - The Danes do a lot of things right, parenting included.