Relationships - Hey moms, we're talking to you today. Today's episode is an incredible conversation with my IRL best friend, Sara Howarth. We have been friends for 19 years and have seen so many transitions between the two of us, motherhood being one of them. Sara opens up about her experience of losing herself when she received the mom role to finding herself again, while still be a great mom! I know so many of you can relate to this as there is an unspoken perception of how you could/should be a mother. She shared about her experience of attempting to cocoon her newborn child so that nothing would ever happen to her to understanding her anxiety around being a mom and learning ways to maneuver through it while finding her bubbly, fun-loving self again (and this world is glad she's back!) 

Motherhood can be shitty, amazing, and everything in between and this raw conversation touches on all of that. What I loved about Sara's story is that it's HER STORY; she was able to find her again; and yet, she understands and honors every mother's journey. You do you, my fellow mama! 

If you are a mom that is hurting silently inside because you don't know who you are or have lost pieces of you, take Sara's advice to find a way to do it (find you) and trust the process little by little, working on it every day." You matter and you are an amazing mother because of who you are. You and your children deserve to see all of the beautiful parts of you!