Honest as a Mother Starting over and Staying Calm with Jessica Ashley
Jun 7, 2021
46:36
**Trigger warning** This episode includes conversations about abuse, alcoholism and substance abuse.
Amanda is joined by Jessica Ashley from the Stay Calm Mom Podcast and they are talking about starting over in motherhood.
Included in this episode:
- Nap times vs quiet time
- Jessica shares her story of leaving her 10 year relationship when she was 1 month postpartum
- How Jessica learned so much about herself through leaving this relationship and becoming a mom but also a single mom
- PTSD
- Mom shaming - how she deals with the different opinions she got when she left her marriage
- Dating while having a child and dating during COVID
- How speaking her truth healed her
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicaashley.staycalmmom
Listen to her podcast everywhere you can listen to Podcasts its called Stay Calm Mom:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stay-calm-mom-podcast-show/id1533924984