109: Body image issues many moms face & how to accept your own beauty with personal trainer mom Meghan Barrett
Episode Description
So many mamas I've spoken to since I began this motherhood podcast have dealt with body and confidence issues since becoming a mom.
It is common, but do we all have to put ourselves through it?
What can we do to accept our bodies postpartum?
Meghan Barrett, today's guest mama and personal trainer, is going to speak to us about her own struggle with body acceptance and
how she's gotten on the other side of it.
She is also going to share her experience with a bladder prolapse and how that affected her physical and mental wellness postpartum.
Take-aways:
Working from home during a pandemic
How Meghan is juggling entrepreneurship and two kids under 4 during a pandemic
How Meghan and I can both relate to being hard on ourselves in regards to body image postpartum
How being a stay at home mom can be hard on our former identity
How we don't all fit into one box
Things we have done to accept our body
Meghan's experience with an unknown bladder prolapse
Some signs to look for if you may have a prolapse
Personal training and why it is so fulfilling for Meghan
How to get motivated to work out during a pandemic
Why we should lift each other up as mamas no matter what position we find ourselves in