42. Navigating motherhood imperfectly perfect when it feels like you’re “failing”

The VBAC Junkie Podcast

Before you dive in, I want to let you know that you are NOT failing, you are doing incredible!!
I had the honor to speak with Sarah L Smith, she is a mother of 2 girls (4 & 5.5yo) after suffering from PMAD (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders) that started when she was pregnant with her second daughter, mental health became something very important to her.
In the middle of 2020 shortly after her, younger turned 2, she finally felt like she had climbed out from the shells of PMAD and is now a survivor!!
Years of therapy helped but more than therapy her mom's community helped. More than many of them she still knows today. She also knows many moms either are not ready for therapy, don’t have access to therapy, or just need another mom to support them. After fighting within herself for almost a year she shifted gears in 2022 and launched a new program called Motherhood Imperfect.
At Motherhood Imperfect we are talking about all things motherhood-related and how to reclaim who you are outside of being a mom because motherhood is a verb. Outside of Sarah’s mom community, learning to put herself first, journaling, affirmations, learning to forgive herself, routines, goal setting, and building her businesses were key to her being able to call herself a PMAD survivor and are all the things that are talked about inside Motherhood Imperfect.
Sarah wants you to remember that you don’t have to be a perfect mom, but you are the perfect mom for your kids.

Connect with Sarah ⤵️
Instagram: @motherhood_imperfect
Personal Facebook: Sarah L Smith
Website: www.Motherhoodimperfect.com
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