Aug 23, 2022
As mothers today, we are met with
a huge physical, mental and emotional load to carry - and often
without the support of a village. Yet even when we are offered the
help, its common to brush up against the cultural conditioning of
independence, the inner critic that says we should be doing more,
the discomfort of feeling like a burden to others, or the grief of
feeling like its inadequate or never enough.
This episode looks under the surface of the stories we carry
around receiving - how these stories shape our inner dialogue, the
ways we open to or unconsciously reject help that is available, and
how we can begin to break the cycle of expectation that women
should carry it all for our sons & daughters.
The wisdom of receiving is particularly potent for us during
the early postpartum transition, and I’m joined by Ashanti Rivera,
who offers fresh perspective and insight into this topic as a
mother of 6, and 5 months postpartum herself at the time we
recorded.
Ashanti is also a birth professional with over seven years of
experience ranging from birth & postpartum doula services, birth
story processing, and more. Ashanti specializes in efforts to
educate and support communities that have been marginalized by
providing free/low-cost services, goods, and events for parents and
children through her non-profit organization, Woman's Choice
Charitable Association.
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