Meet Chelsea from @chels.keeps.it.real. She is a postpartum advocate and coach who is committed to helping women kick the pressure to be “Pinterest Perfect” and have real, raw conversations to acknowledge and empower the postpartum experience. She focuses on a small group format to bring postpartum women together to learn about, connect over and be not alone through postpartum.⠀
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“Maybe Motherhood isn’t Meant to be Picture Perfect”. An honest conversation about the role social media plays in our understanding of motherhood and ourselves as mothers. Starting from pregnancy and lasting for years. ⠀
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Takeaways: ⠀
1. We get our idea of a “good” mom from years of messaging from media, social media, underlying messages⠀
2. Supports and community re: postpartum and motherhood have evolved over time and many arenas haven’t caught up with that, leaving many women with heightened pressures⠀
3. Reduce the load by aligning your personal expectations with your values, not others. ⠀