Episode 32: Pregnancy Body Image

Today is episode #2 of our 3-part pregnancy mini series: Pregnancy Body Image. We talk all about the feelings around our rapidly changing bodies as we make room for baby, and how to handle outside – and inner – dialogue about our bodies.

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Resources and References:

1). Pregnancy Body Image on Jessie’s Blog – Read Here. 

2). An Open Letter to Moms Stressing About Their Bodies and Bellies – Read Here. 

3). “I don’t want to get pregnant because it’ll ruin my body.” – Read Here. 

Time Stamps:

1:10 – Listener review

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1:45 – DISCLAIMER

2:36 – The wild journey of experiencing your body change drastically – or not

9:35 – Digging into any discomfort you may be feeling – where it might be coming from

14:00 – The work in pregnancy around body image can be essential for the experience of pregnancy itself, but perhaps more importantly for postpartum

17:19 – A couple mantras to keep in mind…

18:54 – On our next episode…