In this episode, I talk with Chiara, a spiritual coach and mom who struggled with postpartum depression and anxiety.  We talk about ..

- how postpartum depression and anxiety showed up for her, including not enjoying being pregnant, experiencing a traumatic delivery, and not bonding with her baby

- her experience with intrusive thoughts as well as panic attacks and difficulty being alone with her baby 

- her recommendations for sitting with uncomfortable emotions, not distracting, not engaging with anxiety producing or depressing thoughts, and how to reinterpret difficult times in motherhood

You can follow Chiara here:

https://www.instagram.com/chiarabtownley/

https://www.chiarabtownley.com

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