Ep #106 | The Challenges of Motherhood with Erin Joyce Miller
Erin is an author, small business owner, personal development mentor, and podcast host. After earning her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and pursuing her career in school counseling, she made the bold decision to leave her position to be a full-time mom and start her own photography business. After personally experiencing and healing from severe anxiety in motherhood, Erin has shifted her small business to offer mentoring for mothers who suffer from anxiety and overwhelm giving them the tools they need to heal their anxiety one layer at a time through physical health, energetic awareness, and scheduling hacks. Her latest book, Motherhood Stripped, is a deep dive into understanding anxiety in motherhood followed by a comprehensive outline of tangible tools for mothers to use in managing their own anxiety.
Here are the main topics of a much needed conversation about motherhood:
- Erin shares some of her personal and professional journeys.
- Feeling alone makes motherhood harder.
- Being a mom is hard.
- When becoming a mother becomes part of your identity.
- How to take care of yourself as a woman when you become a mother.
- The physical changes during pregnancy and while giving birth.
- “My feminine side saved my life”
- Erin shares some of the tools she uses at the Layered Growth Method.
- Setting healthy boundaries.
- Work on your personal development.
- We are all in the same boat in regards to motherhood
- Erin talks about the essence of her podcast.
Hoping this conversation helps to demystify motherhood, and to normalize the difficulties and challenges of becoming a mother. You are not alone! Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!
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Learn more about Erin Joyce Miller:
Motherhood Stripped: An Honest Discussion of the Anxiety of Motherhood in Hindsight and How to Live Motherhood with Joy from Foresight, Erin Joyce Miller
Enrollment for The Layered Growth Academy opens on October 15, 2020
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Quotes:
“It is ok not to follow the shoulds”
“This is what no one wants to say out loud: Being a mom is hard.”
“No one had the smooth and magical experience that commercials show about being a mother.”
“My first step towards healing was finding a hormonal nutritionist.”
“Living according to someone else’s expectations, disconnects you from yourself and from what you really want.”
“You can change your mind at any point, and no one should make you feel bad about that.”
Additional Information About Jenn:
Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star, and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium, and Juice Plus.
Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.