Let's Be Real - Mama Journeys - Episode 203 W/Anette DeMattio

Let's Be Real - Mama Journeys - Episode 203 W/Anette DeMattio

From Let's Be Real: Mama Journeys by Nikki Brooker

June 29, 2026 · 37 min · Season 4 · Episode 203

About this episode

Nikki and Anette discuss the emotional challenges of motherhood and the importance of self-care amidst trauma and resilience.

Anette DeMattio In this episode of Let's Be Real Mama Journeys, Nikki sits down with Anette DeMattio for a deeply moving conversation about motherhood, trauma, resilience, and the hidden emotional cost of always being "the strong one." A six time cancer survivor, wellness coach, and author of Too Strong for Your Own Good, Anette shares how surviving childhood cancer shaped her life, identity, relationships, and journey into motherhood. Together, Nikki and Anette talk about the pressure so many women feel to constantly give, carry, achieve, and care for everyone else while quietly neglecting themselves in the process. Anette opens up about surviving repeated cancer diagnoses, pregnancy loss, infertility struggles, and the emotional toll of living in survival mode for years. She shares how motherhood ultimately became one of the experiences that helped her reconnect with herself and begin healing emotionally, not just physically. This episode is a powerful reminder that strength is not about carrying everything alone. Nikki and Anette explore the importance of slowing down, listening to your body, processing trauma, and allowing yourself to receive support instead of always being…

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