How Motherhood Changed Us - Postpartum Life, Body Changes, Sex After Birth & Maternal Mental Health

Motherhood changes you. Your body, your brain, your relationships, your priorities — sometimes even your sense of who the fuck you are.

In this episode, Florence gets brutally honest about the reality of becoming a new mum, from postpartum anxiety and breastfeeding to body changes, sex after birth and the pressure to somehow “bounce back”.

We get into:

The enormous identity shift that comes with becoming a mother

Postpartum anxiety, mental health and why we need to talk about it

Breastfeeding, body changes and the judgement new mums face

Sex after birth, low libido, pain and learning to listen to your body

How social media can affect postpartum body image

Returning to work and the reality of corporate parental leave

The wildly different ways motherhood can make you feel — from depletion and loss to empowerment and love

Plus, we hear from our community about what motherhood changed for them and why there is no such thing as “bouncing back”.

Because you don't go back to who you were before.

You become someone new.

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