If you’re a friend of mine & you lose weight… Sorry not sorry but I don’t acknowledge weight. Just like I wouldn’t say “wow you put on a couple lbs” I won’t say “wow you lost weight!”So often ppl comment on others’ thinness even if it was attained unhealthily. I’m not about that
I was terrified of driving when postpartum with baby #1 knowing I wasn’t sleeping more than 20-30 minutes at a time for weeks/months straight 😓😭 #postpartumdepression
"That disrupted sleep can have a pretty powerful impact on the way we live our lives during the day. [...] Less than six hours of continual sleep doubles your risk of car accident the next day." @DrHarveyKarp
So scary, but so good to be aware of. 😟
"Shame ⚡️thrives ⚡️ in silence. The longer we sit with these difficult thoughts & emotions, the bigger & scarier they get." -Dr. Alexandra Scott
We always love a Brene Brown quote 👏
Thank you Dr. Scott for reminding us that it's easy to withdraw, but when we come together to share the most shameful parts of ourself—that is when healing can occur. 🖤
On overcoming shame from intrusive thoughts from PPD/PPA: "Know that 'I can have this thought or feeling & it's not all of me. I can have this scary thought & still show up for my child.' And I'll say this again is therapy."
-Dr. Scott #maternalMHmatters#MaternalMentalHealthWeek
5) I think many ppl think that if you quit or pause your co to get a job, then that's a failure.
But, I actually have had many founders get a job, continue running the co super lean (w or w out contractors to help) to serve existing customers & then come back in high gear.
@XXfounder Just going to mention it happens to be maternal mental health day today. 🤰The pressure on founders who also happen to be parents is real. ❤️
Wow feeling SO validated right now by Dr. Sophie Brock 😭🙏
It's not our fault we are angry as moms. We are placed under immense pressure to “get it right." But then feel more stressed & sacrifice ourselves more so we can "do better" which then causes resentment & anger. 🤯
On remembering grief isn't only about death... "I think about the grief my mom must have gone through when she got sick at 37. She was in the PTA, a mom of two. And her future suddenly got taken away." @MarisaReneeLee#MaternalMentalHealth