Welcome to the very first full episode of The Mommycoaster! I’m your host, Kamo Nefale — your local occupational therapist with a special interest in maternal health and fellow mama — and today we’re unpacking what so many moms feel but rarely say out loud: this motherhood thing? It’s a wild ride.

In just 10minutes, we’ll dive into:

• Why the ups and downs of motherhood — especially postpartum — are biologically real and totally normal

• How the brain and body shift after birth, and why you’re more emotionally sensitive (no, you’re not “too much”)

• What it really means when moms say, “I don’t feel like myself anymore”

• Three real-life “rollercoaster moments” and practical OT strategies to help you regulate, reconnect, and ride the wave

This episode is part science, part story, and all heart — a permission slip to slow down, feel what you’re feeling, and remember that you were never meant to mother in isolation.

🎧 Press play, take a deep breath, and let’s ride this together.