Getting Honest About New Motherhood With Libby Ward

About this episode

Jess and Libby Ward discuss the challenges of new motherhood and the themes of Libby's book, Honest Motherhood.

Jess sits down with guest Libby Ward to discuss her highly anticipated new book, Honest Motherhood. Themes covered include: Raising a sensitive baby, learning how to be a parent after a traumatic childhood, postpartum anxiety, and more. Tune in for an incredibly raw, validating conversation that will help you drop the heavy facade of the 'perfect mom' and learn how to find yourself. Want to hear more from Libby? Connect on Instagram Connect on TikTok Connect on Facebook Order her new book: Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself Get 10% OFF parenting courses and kids' printable activities at Nurtured First using the code ROBOTUNICORN. We’d love to hear from you! Have questions you want us to answer on Robot Unicorn? Send us an email: podcast@robotunicorn.net . Credits: Editing by The Pod Cabin Artwork by Wallflower Studio Production by Nurtured First Head to nurturedfirst.com/bodysafety to learn more about our Body Safety & Consent course!

People in this episode

Host: Jess

Guest: Libby Ward

Topics covered

• new motherhood
• postpartum anxiety
• parenting
• sensitive baby
• traumatic childhood
• self-discovery

Keywords

• new motherhood
• postpartum anxiety
• parenting
• sensitive baby
• trauma
• self-discovery
• Honest Motherhood

Sponsors

Nurtured First

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Honest Motherhood

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