Simple Saturdays

There is an emotional experience of motherhood that can feel dark, angry, exhausting, hopeless. Some of us even experience postpartum depression or other hormonal imbalances that impact our emotional experience.  Is joy still available to us in these really tough times? Does joy mean I'm always happy? Does joy mean it comes easy? Can I find joy in things OUTSIDE of motherhood?     This is my conversation with Jenna about these topics. Jenna is a mom of two (with one on the way) and she hosts The Joy Filled Podcast. She started a podcast to give her a gathering place and build community as she shares her real-time story of walking in joy amongst her struggles with PPD after her firstborn.   Joy filled motherhood Topics we covered in this episode:   Postpartum depression in motherhood looking back and recognizing postpartum depression in yourself seeing when something is 'off' and 'not me'  learning from PPD and deciding what you want to do differently  doing the work of keeping your peace and j