Emily is joined by NAPS mom, turned Mom Survival Guide leader, Meg Saxelby. Meg is an emotional intelligence coach and educator, working mom, and total bad*ss.

She joins our podcast to talk about her recent blog post, which is a topic near and dear to our heart: the change of self with pregnancy & motherhood.

Meg talks about: - Lack of resources on how to manage the emotional shift of becoming a mom. - Experiencing a loss during pregnancy or postpartum. - The socialization of women (the expectation that they are held to) - Physical and emotional transitions of pregnancy and motherhood - Feeling your feelings - Lack of control of your body - Pregnancy during cover - Feelings of loss/grief/anguish - Guilt vs. shame - Conflicting emotions

Mentioned in this episode: Meg's blog: https://medium.com/@megansaxelby/its-ok-to-miss-who-you-were-2cf7e9278dea

NAPS MSG: https://www.nurturebynaps.com/moms-survival-guide

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