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Since I Became a Mother: The Identity Shift No One Prepared Me For
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Episode Since I Became a Mother: The Identity Shift No One Prepared Me For
Episode Summary
Becoming a mother changed more than I ever expected. I spent so much time preparing for pregnancy, birth, and bringing home a baby—but I wasn’t prepared for how profoundly motherhood would change me.
In the first full episode of Since I Became a Mother, I’m sharing my own story: who I was before motherhood, my birth experience, the difficult early postpartum months, postpartum depression and anxiety, severe sleep deprivation, exclusively breastfeeding, and the feeling that somewhere along the way I had lost parts of the person I used to be.
I also share why I created this podcast, why Season 1 focuses so heavily on the first year of motherhood, and why every conversation this season comes from something I found myself searching for when I was a new mom. This isn’t a story about getting back to who I was before—it’s about figuring out who I’m becoming now.
In This Episode
• Who I was before becoming a mother • My birth story and the moment motherhood became real • What the earliest postpartum months actually felt like for me • My experience with postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety • Sleep deprivation and the mental toll of being constantly “on” • Exclusively breastfeeding and how consuming feeding can become • Loving my baby deeply while still struggling • Losing parts of my identity after becoming a mother • How motherhood changed my body, relationships, work, ambition, and priorities • Why “getting back to myself” stopped feeling like the goal • What I spent my first year searching for and why I created this podcast • Why Season 1 focuses especially on the first year of motherhood • What I hope Since I Became a Mother gives other moms
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Credits Host: Taylor Rae Roman Podcast: Since I Became a Mother Artwork: WK Creative Studio Photography: Ambe J. Williams
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