Between monitoring, treatment, and preventative procedures, I was in and out of the hospital multiple times during my first pregnancy, not including giving birth.
When we found out at 25 weeks that this pregnancy would also be complicated, require multiple hospital admissions, and may not result in a successful delivery, I was determined to make the experience impactful for others. Knowing there was no telling if we’d have the outcome we wanted, my goal then shifted to someone else getting something positive out of our potential heartbreak.
Here’s one part of that — a peak at my morning routine as a hospital patient. I hope it inspires you to treat yourself well, even when you’re going through hell. But most importantly, that it gives other expectant moms who are in and out of the hospital the permission to go the extra mile to combat the objectification, alienation, stress, and crazymakingness associated with these kinds of pregnancies.
My first pregnancy was complicated and did a number on me mentally. I left the hospital AMA to avoid being admitted to the psych ward because of how rapidly my mind was deteriorating. I had seizures, hallucinations, etc.
This go round, I fought HARD for my mind and “little” things like wearing perfume made ALL the difference.
The expectant moms who this is for will understand exactly what I mean.
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I’m a prayer warrior, a complex PTSD survivor, a wife, an identical twin #girlmom, and a mother-daughter trauma recovery expert. As a licensed therapist, I've worked for over a decade to create safe spaces for women to heal their mother-daughter trauma and raise mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy daughters. 💕 This channel takes you behind the scenes of my journey breaking the generational curse of mother-daughter trauma as I partner with my husband to build a trauma-resilient marriage, raise our two daughters with the gentleness, direction, and support I didn't receive from my mom, scale my group mental health practice and career to build generational wealth and impact for my family despite me being a first middle school grad and business owner, and enjoy safe yet all-in and over the top fun friendships with other women! I'll also share loads of insight on how you can strategically heal your mother-daughter trauma and build the life you've always dreamed of but felt too damaged to deserve and too confused to pursue.
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