There is a resistance for people to ask difficult questions. Fear of the answer. That they can’t “fix” it. Fear that the answer will be really uncomfortable.
You may find yourself alone in your postpartum feelings. Those unmarketable feelings. Because people around you are scared to ask you, “How are you doing?”
You may be like me and not want to tell your partner or mom your feelings because they love to “fix” the problem. Tell you solutions, their experiences, because they cannot bear to see you unhappy.
It’s time to find the courage to have uncomfortable conversations and find the people that can handle them. Along with giving grace to the people that may not be able to handle them. How? Listen to today’s episode and find out.
Mom Card Drawing of the Week: “You Can if You Think You Can” -Norman Vincent Peale
Another amazing quote that Cathy with Zen Parenting Radio speaks of in Ep651: “Discomfort is the price we pay for living a meaningful life” -Susan David
Additional Resources:
Normalizing Postpartum Depression article link: https://breathoflife.cc/blog/normalizing-and-removing-the-shame-of-postpartum-depression
Zen Parenting Radio Podcast Episode 651 “Emotional Well-Being is #1” link: https://zenparentingradio.com/podcasts/emotional-well-being-is-1-podcast651/
“Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts” book by Karen Kleinman link: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Moms-Have-Scary-Thoughts/dp/1641701307/
Instagram account @wittyotter Becky Vieira
You can get YOUR copy of my NEW book, The Honest Mom Project: Acknowledge Your Feelings. Break Free From Expectations. Build Your Beautiful Life as a Mother on Amazon with this link: https://www.amazon.com/Honest-Mom-Project-Acknowledge-Expectations/dp/1667875094/ (copy and paste the link in your browser if clicking on the link isn’t available)
You can listen to all the Zen Parenting Radio episodes right here on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-feelings-are-acceptable-podcast-663/id414414318?i=1000567251543
Connect with Cathy & Todd with Zen Parenting Radio podcast here: https://zenparentingradio.com/ and get Cathy’s recent book: Zen Parenting: Caring for Ourselves and our Children in an Unpredictable World here: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Parenting-Ourselves-Children-Unpredictable/dp/0306925206/
