About this episode

Libby Ward discusses her memoir on the pressures of motherhood and the journey of self-discovery that followed.

In this episode, we sit down with Libby Ward to talk about her raw, relatable, and unexpectedly funny memoir, Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself. Libby shares what it really looked like to break under the pressure of trying to do it all... and the powerful rebuild that followed. We dive into the unrealistic expectations placed on modern moms, the identity loss that so often goes unspoken, and the moment everything had to change. This conversation is both a wake-up call an...

People in this episode

Host: Erin Junker

Guest: Libby Ward

Topics covered

• motherhood
• identity loss
• parenting challenges
• mental health
• expectations of modern moms
• personal growth

Keywords

• motherhood
• memoir
• mental health
• identity
• parenting
• expectations
• self-discovery

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself

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