Beyond the Bump

What do you do when you share your whole life online…and it completely implodes? - with Bella Messina

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Imagine sharing your life on social media every day until one day, your relationship begins to implode. How do you show up? What do you share? Bella Messina is a single mum to 2 daughters, sharing her motherhood journey on her podcast, Tiktok and Instagram. We dive in...

  • Bella shares her journey leading up to her first pregnancy and struggling with HG throughout
  • How her mental health declined but she still gaslit herself into thinking how she ‘should be grateful’
  • At one point do we feel ‘worthy’ of help with mental health? Bella shares how each day was a struggle but the lifeline that came with sharing this online
  • Receiving a lot of backlash and online hate during a difficult stage of life but the perspective shift that helped her push past it
  • The importance of professional help and therapy
  • Bella’s marriage ended abruptly - how she found out and her immediate reaction as a SAHM with no independent income living with her in-laws
  • Navigating a sudden breakup as a content creator - how do you decide what to share? 
  • What is the FIRST step Bella took in discovering her new self?
  • Dating after divorce and how she found love again
  • Introducing your new partner to your kids and approaching co-parenting with your ex
  • Bella’s advice for mums going on the same journey

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