Why You Feel Like You’ve Lost Yourself Since Becoming a Mom with Dr. Brian Temple and Amanda Tice
If you’ve ever felt the weight of the mental load and wondered why you feel like you’ve lost yourself since becoming a mom, this episode is for you.
Pediatrician Dr. Brian Temple has spent 20 years watching what happens to parents who have run out of capacity. Amanda Tice, a curve model, best-selling author and former TV journalist, has lived it. Together they co-host the podcast Between Pickups, and in this conversation they talk about identity loss, why kindergarten drop-off can hit harder than the newborn days, and how to start coming back to yourself without guilt.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why identity loss often hits hardest around kindergarten, not in the newborn months
- What a pediatrician sees when a mom is reaching her capacity
- Amanda’s “affair with your old self,” and why your hobby doesn’t have to be meaningful to anyone but you
- Why adding something for yourself can make the rest of life feel lighter
- What changes when a mom gets away, and how to ask for the time without guilt
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Dr. Temple and Amanda’s podcast, Between Pickups: betweenpickups.com
- Amanda’s book, The New Mom Code: Shatter Expectations and Crush It at Motherhood
- Take things off your plate with the Happy Home Ladder
- Get support with other moms in the No Guilt Mom Inner Circle
- JoAnn’s book, The Best Mom is a Happy Mom
- More episodes on the No Guilt Mom podcast page
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JoAnn Crohn
CEO/Founder at No Guilt Mom
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