Welcome back to The Night Feed. This week I’m talking honestly about survival mode in early motherhood; the snappiness, the exhaustion, the guilt, and the parts we don’t always admit out loud.

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If you’ve felt overstimulated, short-tempered, or not quite like yourself lately, this episode is for you. I open up about having a snappy week, how lack of sleep and hormones can leave us feeling unlike ourselves, and why so many mums are living in survival mode while being made to feel bad for it.

We talk about postpartum insomnia; that cruel twist when your baby finally sleeps but you lie awake staring at the ceiling. A listener shares how unfair it feels to “earn” the rest and not be able to take it.

Another mum writes in at 16 weeks postpartum about having no time for herself. The guilt of asking for a break. Missing who she was before. Loving this stage and grieving her old life at the same time.

I also share a self-care shift I call the “Parallel You” check-in; a small daily way to stay connected to your identity beyond survival mode motherhood.

This episode is about sleep deprivation, mum guilt, postpartum emotions, and remembering that this season is just a small percentage of your life.

If you feel like you’re barely keeping your head above water right now, you’re not failing. You’re just deep in it.

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