“I love my baby… AND I’m struggling.”
If you’ve ever thought that and immediately felt guilt, shame, or fear that something was wrong—you are not alone.

In this deeply moving and much-needed episode, I sit down with Dr. Margo Lowy, author of the powerful new book Maternal Ambivalence, to talk about the full emotional reality of motherhood—starting in pregnancy. This conversation is profoundly healing. It normalizes the feelings so many mothers carry silently: the love, the overwhelm, the resentment, the doubt, and the deep devotion that all exist at the same time.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, conflicted, judged, isolated, or like you’re “not doing motherhood right,” this episode is 100% for you. It may be one of the most important conversations I’ve shared this year for pregnant moms and mothers everywhere.

Here’s what we cover:

2:43 – Meet Dr. Margo Lowy & why the emotional truth of motherhood begins in pregnancy—not at birth.
6:35 – What maternal ambivalence really means (and why loving your baby while feeling resentment is completely normal).
14:43 – “Will I get through this?” What to do when motherhood feels overwhelming—and how the right support changes everything.
20:25 – The pressure to be a “perfect mom,” the lie of social media, and why real motherhood was never meant to be lived in isolation.
33:31 – Inside her book Maternal Ambivalence and how understanding your full range of emotions can release shame at every stage.
42:21 – Letting go of the “inner camera” that constantly judges your mothering—and learning to flow with compassion instead.

Motherhood was never meant to be neat, quiet, or flawless. It’s messy, interrupted, overwhelming, sacred, and deeply loving—all at once. If you’re pregnant, newly postpartum, or years into motherhood and still questioning yourself, this episode will leave you with a deep breath of relief, maybe a tear or two, and a renewed ability to trust yourself as a mother.

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