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TSP 065: “Pregnant in Sobriety” with Mary M. Too Blessed to be Stressed!
My friend Mary joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. At the time of this interview Mary was 5 months pregnant and now 8 months pregnant at the time we are launched this interview. So I hit her up on Facebook real fast to see how the last 3 months have been.
Since the interview Mary has been working on getting LCDP certified (licensed chemical dependency professional) to further her substance Abuse treatment career and has received her Tobacco Cessation Certification as well.
My good friend Andy, Mary’s fiancé, spends months away from home as a merchant marine which has allowed her to accomplish to big mile stones during this absence. So in a nut shell Mary has basically, in her words not mine, been doing lots of training for work, is getting ready for maternity leave, getting really fat (again Mary’s words), and more importantly getting ready for our AA baby as she puts it, “We’re too Blessed to be Stressed”
Andy…Mary…I wish you all the love and happiness in the world and I look forward to see all the beautiful baby pictures, HP Baby!
Clean Date: June 23rd, 2014
Here are Mary’s SHAIR Podcast interview highlights:
The SHAIR podcast YouTube channelOmar: Now, listeners, just a little history, actually. Mary and I met because she is the fiancée of a good friend of mine and she had come down to Costa Rica. They were touring Costa Rica. My wife and I took them out to dinner and Mary told us that she was pregnant.
How far along were you at the time when you were in Costa Rica?
Mary: I was about seven weeks, so I was really sick and pretty miserable ... It was good. It was a good trip.
Omar: Well, you were a trooper because you didn't let my wife and I see you sweat.
Mary: Yeah. It's all about putting on your game face, you know?
Omar: Oh, absolutely. I get it ... You were just telling me right now before we started about how tough it's been these last few months because your fiance's been gone. Tell us a little bit about how that's been.
Mary: Yeah. Well, Andy is a merchant marine. For people who don't know what that is, they work on these big cargo ships that go deliver huge things across the ocean from different countries. He works in the States, so he's in Alaska. He's been gone since Thanksgiving and it's February 7th now, so he comes back in two weeks. It's hard because he hasn't been around. I've been kind of doing this early pregnancy thing by myself, which is a little bit challenging, especially in recovery.
Omar: No, I can only imagine. The main reason why I reached out to you is because I was on Facebook and I was reading this post you put up. It just cracked me up. It totally cracked me up. Obviously, I am not a woman, I'll never be pregnant, I'll never get it, all right? It was kind of a cool thing to read. I knew Mary's in recovery, so I was like, "I'm going to reach out to her because I want to get her on the show and discuss what it's like to be pregnant and sober." It can't be that easy.
Mary: No, it's definitely has a whole new range of challenges to it. I compare it a lot to early recovery in terms of emotional rawness. There's all sorts of crazy stuff going on, so it's kind of like experiencing something new all over again.
Omar: Here are the rules that you're supposed to have for dealing with a pregnant woman, right?
Mary: Yeah.
Rule 1. Never tell a pregnant woman she looks tired, especially on a Friday. Okay?
Rule 2. Never comment on how much weight a pregnant woman has or has not gained. Ever.
Mary: No.
Rule 3. If you are going to make a comment about a pregnant woman's appearance, a simple "You look great" will do the trick.
Rule 4. No uterus, no opinion unless you are the actual creator of the baby.
Rule 5. If you tell a pregnant woman she looks tired and she gives you attitude, do not immediately respond with "Wow. Pregnancy hormones, much?"
"I can't believe I actually have to post something about this. For all of my friends who have refrained from unsolicited belly touches and commenting about my appearance, you are the real MVPs. Sincerely, a very sassy pregnant Mary."
Omar: Does it sound more funny being read back to you?
Mary: It kind of does, but actually, all those things were based on real actual experiences that I've had so far in this pregnancy. People have actually said things about each of those rules that have made me make that list.
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My friend Mary joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. At the time of this interview Mary was 5 months pregnant and now 8 months pregnant at the time we are launched this interview. So I hit her up on Facebook real fast to see how the last 3 months have been.
Since the interview Mary has been working on getting LCDP certified (licensed chemical dependency professional) to further her substance Abuse treatment career and has received her Tobacco Cessation Certification as well.
My good friend Andy, Mary’s fiancé, spends months away from home as a merchant marine which has allowed her to accomplish to big mile stones during this absence. So in a nut shell Mary has basically, in her words not mine, been doing lots of training for work, is getting ready for maternity leave, getting really fat (again Mary’s words), and more importantly getting ready for our AA baby as she puts it, “We’re too Blessed to be Stressed”
Andy…Mary…I wish you all the love and happiness in the world and I look forward to see all the beautiful baby pictures, HP Baby!
Clean Date: June 23rd, 2014
Here are Mary’s SHAIR Podcast interview highlights:
The SHAIR podcast YouTube channelOmar: Now, listeners, just a little history, actually. Mary and I met because she is the fiancée of a good friend of mine and she had come down to Costa Rica. They were touring Costa Rica. My wife and I took them out to dinner and Mary told us that she was pregnant.
How far along were you at the time when you were in Costa Rica?
Mary: I was about seven weeks, so I was really sick and pretty miserable ... It was good. It was a good trip.
Omar: Well, you were a trooper because you didn't let my wife and I see you sweat.
Mary: Yeah. It's all about putting on your game face, you know?
Omar: Oh, absolutely. I get it ... You were just telling me right now before we started about how tough it's been these last few months because your fiance's been gone. Tell us a little bit about how that's been.
Mary: Yeah. Well, Andy is a merchant marine. For people who don't know what that is, they work on these big cargo ships that go deliver huge things across the ocean from different countries. He works in the States, so he's in Alaska. He's been gone since Thanksgiving and it's February 7th now, so he comes back in two weeks. It's hard because he hasn't been around. I've been kind of doing this early pregnancy thing by myself, which is a little bit challenging, especially in recovery.
Omar: No, I can only imagine. The main reason why I reached out to you is because I was on Facebook and I was reading this post you put up. It just cracked me up. It totally cracked me up. Obviously, I am not a woman, I'll never be pregnant, I'll never get it, all right? It was kind of a cool thing to read. I knew Mary's in recovery, so I was like, "I'm going to reach out to her because I want to get her on the show and discuss what it's like to be pregnant and sober." It can't be that easy.
Mary: No, it's definitely has a whole new range of challenges to it. I compare it a lot to early recovery in terms of emotional rawness. There's all sorts of crazy stuff going on, so it's kind of like experiencing something new all over again.
Omar: Here are the rules that you're supposed to have for dealing with a pregnant woman, right?
Mary: Yeah.
Rule 1. Never tell a pregnant woman she looks tired, especially on a Friday. Okay?
Rule 2. Never comment on how much weight a pregnant woman has or has not gained. Ever.
Mary: No.
Rule 3. If you are going to make a comment about a pregnant woman's appearance, a simple "You look great" will do the trick.
Rule 4. No uterus, no opinion unless you are the actual creator of the baby.
Rule 5. If you tell a pregnant woman she looks tired and she gives you attitude, do not immediately respond with "Wow. Pregnancy hormones, much?"
"I can't believe I actually have to post something about this. For all of my friends who have refrained from unsolicited belly touches and commenting about my appearance, you are the real MVPs. Sincerely, a very sassy pregnant Mary."
Omar: Does it sound more funny being read back to you?
Mary: It kind of does, but actually, all those things were based on real actual experiences that I've had so far in this pregnancy. People have actually said things about each of those rules that have made me make that list.