The Ultimate Baby Podcast23 Loka 2024

056: Breaking Down The Mother Load of Motherhood with Meredith Ethington

In this episode, I am chatting with Meredith Ethington (@perfectpending), an award-winning writer and author of the book Mom Life and her most recent book, The Mother Load. Meredith helps to normalize how hard parenting can be whether you are in your newborn days or dealing with toddler tantrums or feisty teens. Often moms don't feel safe to talk about their struggles, and Meredith helps shed light on what is not talked about enough.

We dive deep into the transition of becoming a parent overnight (without a manual), balancing the impact social media can pose on the reality of motherhood, how to find ways to regulate ourselves and our children, and how "mom brain" is a real thing! If you are ready to take the pressure off, feel heard, and relate to other moms then you don't want to miss this empowering conversation.

Highlights from this episode:

The truth about motherhood
It's ok to have different parenting styles
How Meredith embraced imperfection
Letting go of unrealistic mom expectations
A child's personality can clash with yours
The "good enough mother" theory
What postpartum anxiety & depression looks like
Talk to your kids about mental health
Toxic positivity and social media
Mom brain is real
The importance of self-care

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Meredith Ethington - Mom Life (book)

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