In this week's episode, we continue the discussion around navigating motherhood and childhood trauma. While navigating our trauma through motherhood has it's challenges, an interesting and profound perspective that was brought to our attention was how you can heal your inner child through motherhood. Listen along as we reflect on how this applies to our experiences and what we take away from this enlightening perspective.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains mentions of childhood abuse.

In this week's episode we welcome a very special guest, Renee Pelletier (Tara's sister), to share her journey of navigating motherhood while having childhood trauma. Renee will bring a very real and honest conversation to the table about the challenges that come along with having past trauma and raising a child of your own. We will also reflect on how our own childhood trauma has impacted our early journey with motherhood.

Trigger warning: This episode contains mentions of trauma, childhood trauma, self harm, and intrusive thoughts.

In this week's episode, we discuss all things boundaries; we provide some personal examples of boundaries that we have set, boundaries that we still struggle maintaining, and why they are important as a mother. But, with boundaries comes difficult conversations around people pleasing, entitlement, and expectations. If you take anything from this episode, let it be to not feel sorry for sticking up for yourself and advocating for your baby.

In this weeks episode, we discuss all things postpartum; from the stigma to our own experiences with postpartum anxiety and depression and things that helped us overcome and navigate it. In sharing our experiences, we hope to change the narrative on postpartum realities and hope that we can resonate or validate someone's previous or current experience to show that you are not alone.

TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, we discuss postpartum anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts. If these topics are triggering for you, listen at your own discretion.

We are overwhelmed by the love and support that we have received in these few short weeks and we just knew that we couldn't wait any longer to share our first episode and what better way than to discuss our pregnancy and birth journey's.

TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, we discuss c-sections, birth, and miscarriage. If any of these are triggering topics for you, listen at your own discretion.

A sneak peak on what's to come!