Motherhood Unlocked: Improving Identity and Relationship After Baby
By Chelsea Skaggs
Join me for candid solo reflections, insightful guest interviews, and relatable stories from real moms. From the challenges of preserving identity to navigating relationships post-baby, "Motherhood Unlocked" is your safe space for wisdom, tips, and comfort. Subscribe now and let's navigate this incredible journey together.
Motherhood Unlocked: Improving Identity and Relationship After BabyMay 03, 2022
Stopping to Feed Your Relationship
You wouldn't wait until the car is on the side of the road to get an oil change would you? And if you're on a long trip, you would stop to get food so you could enjoy the journey.
What about your relationship? Will you go until you're on E and unsure of whether you can continue on or will you invest in learning how to grow together and improve the relationship during pivotal moments of your life?
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3 Reasons You're Jealous of Other Moms
Today we tackle the often-taboo topic of mom jealousy, exploring its roots in social media pressures, identity shifts in motherhood, and the diversity of parenting styles.
Discover practical strategies to combat jealousy, foster a supportive community, and reclaim joy in your motherhood journey.
Remember, comparison steals joy, but embracing your unique path allows you to find fulfillment and connection with other moms.
Join the conversation in the comments below and share your experiences to uplift and support each other.
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Can You Change Your Partner?
In this episode, join me, Chelsea, as we ask and answer the question: Can I Change My Partner?
We'll discuss strategies for communicating effectively, nurturing growth, and cultivating mutual support in your relationship. From understanding expectations to fostering positive change, we explore the realities of parenthood while offering actionable advice and empowering mantras.
Whether you're a new mom or a seasoned parent, this episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to navigate the joys and challenges of parenthood with grace and growth.
Rupture and Repair
The goal isn't to never have an argument or hurt in your relationship with your partner or with your child. The goal is to create a safe place to repair with intentional communication, connection, and confidence building.
If you and your partner want to improve these skills and strengthen your foundation and teamwork, I can help. Learn more about working with me: https://postpartumtogether.com/services/
Note: This does not apply to abusive situations and relationships. If you find yourself in a cycle of abuse, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/
Before You Judge Yourself (Being Your Expectation Bouncer)
Where have your expectations come from? Are they serving you? Are you carrying dead weight? Today Chelsea talks about how you can evaluate your motherhood expectations and find more joy and ease by understanding what truly matters to you. Links: Crafting Your Motherhood Vision: https://chelseaskaggs.ck.page/b122b308a8 Work with Chelsea: https://calendly.com/chelseaskaggs/lifestyle-coaching-exploration?month=2024-03
One Thing I Wish I Would Have Focused on as a New Mom
In today's episode, I'm sharing where I would have put more time and energy if I went back to being a brand new mom. We talk about the power of meaningful connections during early motherhood, and the challenges to forming those!
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The Mental Load of Early Motherhood
Whether you're a new mom experiencing the weight of the mental load or a partner seeking to better understand and support your loved one, this episode of Motherhood Unlocked offers insights, empathy, and practical advice for reclaiming balance and finding peace in the early parenting years.
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Why Every Stay-at-Home Parent Needs a Job Description (And How to Easily Make One).
Being a stay-at-home mom or parent doesn't mean you are on call for everything 24/7. So what exactly is your job role? Have you agreed with your partner on what being the at-home parent means and what roles and responsibilities fit within your work day?
In today's episode, I'm sharing with you:
-How a stay-at-home mom job description can alleviate overwhelm and resentment
-Steps for outlining the logistical, mental, and emotional needs of a baby and a home
-Talking to your partner about realistic expectations
-Creating your stay-at-home mom job description.
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Creating a Motherhood Vision
Discover the power of crafting a unique motherhood vision and breaking free from societal expectations. In today's episode, the first of Season 2, Chelsea shares with you the benefits of having a motherhood vision and 3 areas of your life you can start to craft your vision.
Get the Vision Guide along with dozens of other resources in the Motherhood Unlocked: Your First Year community.
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Why Motherhood Feels Like Puberty: Matrescence
The Power of Growth in Groups
Motherhood Uncovered: https://thewtftrimester.com/motherhood-uncovered-coaching/
What would it be like to be in a supportive, normalizing, encouraging group of women who just GET YOU and are there to grow and thrive together?
There is tremendous power in groups and in today's episode I'm telling you why groups are so powerful and how you can be part of the next group coaching program designed for women 4-24 months after having a baby.
Motherhood Uncovered is for you if you want:
To be heard
To be respected
To have the load shared
To break from unrelenting societal pressures
To make and use and respect boundaries
To have authentic connection
To let down your walls and just breath and be
To have other women championing you, not competing with you
To feel less overwhelm and more support
To have guidance on where to start
To have wisdom and insight without judgement and forceful advice
To let the walls of taboo conversation be broken down so you can truly connect with others who get you.
You can find this in Motherhood Uncovered. Learn more about the upcoming group coaching opportunity here: https://thewtftrimester.com/motherhood-uncovered-coaching/
When Motherhood Brings Out Your Inner Child Needs w. Jordan Laux || The Supported Parenthood RN
Warning: Opening the door of healing as a new mom may bring unexpected twists, turns, frustrations, sadness, joy, satisfaction, and growth!
In today's episode Chelsea talks with mother and RN, Jordan Laux, to discuss what she's discovered about herself and her inner child as she entered motherhood. We discuss how we give and receive love, what it's like navigating growth in yourself and in your partner as you become parents together, and tips for communicating and staying connected through the changes.
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About our guest:
Jordan is a pediatric and perinatal nurse whose heart has always been with mothers and children. After having a child of her own in 2019 and experiencing both birth trauma and the lack of support in postpartum from healthcare and our culture at large, a spark was lit in her heart to educate, and empower mothers in the postpartum period.
American culture leaves mothers isolated and unprepared for the intense holistic changes motherhood brings. In the last three years this radical transformation of identity, relationship reorganization, body image struggles, and priority shifts has fanned this spark into a flame to create a supportive community for mothers because it’s something greatly lacking in her own life. Jordan is trying to manifest this community of support and education with The Supported Parenthood RN.
By day Jordan is reheating her coffee 27 times while being bossed around by her toddler daughter, and by night she’s either working in the hospital or dreaming of ways to connect with other mothers.
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Find Jordan Laux on Supported Parenthood RN website
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Foundations: Business Meetings for Better Teamwork
Trust me on this one-- you want less arguments, more connection, better teamwork. THIS STRATEGY will help you achieve those goals by spending intentional time on the important logistics of your home with your partner.
If you've ever worked with a coworker on a project (or even think back to group projects in college or school), then you can use this to up-level your teamwork and enjoy the fruits of communicated expectations, roles, and collaboration. Give me 20 minutes to convince you that you need a business meeting in your home... and I'll tell you how to get started with it!
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Bringing Sexy Back for You & for Him! Guest: Kristyn Dingman
Taking control of THIS might be the key to more sexy connection with your partner and a happier YOU overall.
In today's episode Chelsea talks with body positivity advocate, Kristyn Dingman, to discuss how she made peace and JOY from the changes in her body after having babies. We talk about what to STOP doing, what to START doing, and how to talk to your partner about your changed body. Plus, the benefits of SEXY TIME that come from bringing your sexy back as a mom.
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From Kristyn:
My name is Kristyn Dingman and I am so much more than a stay at home mother. I struggled with body image my entire life. I constantly compared myself to the people on TV or the women on magazine covers and wondered why I didn’t look like them or why I wasn’t as pretty as they were. I was insecure and always felt like I was being judged by my looks. As long as I can remember, I was always stepping on a scale to see what the numbers read or compared my waist size to my friends. It wasn't until I got pregnant with my first son that my entire world was flipped onto its head. I saw my body go through drastic changes in such a short period of time that I didn't really have time to see and appreciate my body and all it was going through. Once my son was born, I was bombarded with diet cultures, MLM schemes and plenty of 'bounce back' businesses who constantly pressured me into getting my pre baby body back. I was so lost and felt so alone. I had enough. I decided to make some changes and decided to put my mental health first. This was a whole new concept to me. I had never been the one to care my myself. I spent years at war with my body and decided to put an end to the battle. I started blogging and sharing my story with the world and wanted to create a place where others who struggle with body image and negative diet culture could come and feel represented. I wanted to show the real and raw sides of motherhood and what positive body image could look like from someone who struggled their entire life. Here I am today with an amazing community of people who follow along and have a safe place to feel loved regardless of their body, size, color or gender.
Foundations: Proactive Vs. Reactive Communication
More proactive communicaiton== more resolution and less fights.
In today's episode, Chelsea breaks down what it means to have proactive communication, reactive communication, and the outcome of both. We will explore what these different types of communication sound and feel like as well as how to move the needle.
If you want to have more teamwork and productive communication with your partner, this episode is for you!
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The Way Your Personal Confidence Impacts Your Relationship: Guest Alisha Skeel
You might think your confidence is just what goes on in your own mind, but the truth is, your confidence impacts ALL the other areas of your life.
In today's episode Chelsea talks with confidence coach Alisha Skeel to discuss the ways our confidence journey impacts our motherhood and our intimate relationships. If you're experiencing a disconnect from your partner, THIS could have something to do with it.
Alisha Skeel (she/her) is a self-discovery and confidence coach to over-burdened, do-it-all millennials who feel like they've lost themselves along the way. Her mission is to support you in getting back in touch with who you really are, so that you can confidently live a life that lights you up.
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The Reason You Pick Fights When Things Are Going Good (Upper Limit)
In his book, The Big Leap Gay Hendricks discusses the Upper Limit and how it impacts us in different facets of our lives. In today's episode Chelsea shares an overview of:
1. An overview of what the Upper Limit is as described by Gay Hendricks
2. Ways I see the Upper Limit impact relationships with my clients
3. Ways you can minimize the impact of the Upper Limit in your life and relationship so that you can experience more joy and connection.
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Discussing Hot Topics BEFORE You Explode-Guest Mallorie
In today's episode, Chelsea speaks with a guest mother, Mallorie as they work through an argument pattern and how to disrupt the escalation. Listen in as we work through the decisions you make together as a couple, and the ways processing styles impact personal and relational needs.
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Foundations:The 5 Love Languages After a Baby
In today’s episode we discuss the five love languages, how to use them, and why misunderstandings may be causing tension in your relationship.
See show notes: https://thewtftrimester.com/2022/05/16/how-the-5-love-languages-can-create-a-happier-relationship/
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Top Reason Partner's Aren't Helping More
Frustrated that your partner isn't stepping up to the plate to help more? Are you feeling like EV.ERY.THING falls on your plate? Listen in as we discuss the #1 reason I hear from partners that they aren't helping as much as you'd like. Learn why this happens and what you can do to have stronger teamwork and a better relationship.
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Foundations: Internal Vs. External processors
In todays episode, we dig into processing styles and how the impact your relationship after a baby. I'll tell you about internal processors, external processors, and how to navigate conversations if you and your partner are different. Plus, I give you my top tip to help increase teamwork in your communicate and decrease fights and resentment.
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Introduction Trailer
In this introduction episode, Chelsea shares more about what you can expect from the Better Relationships After Baby Podcast and why it exists. Get pumped up for the topics you will hear on this podcast and listen in as Chelsea describes WHY this podcast and her coaching business was started... and it's not because it has been an easy road all along.
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