Unpopular opinion: motherhood can be boring.

Not everyone adapts well to the demands and slow pace and ultimate isolation of baby life. But also, not enough women talk about the new mom struggles because they feel so guilty for feeling that way to begin with and are terrified of being judged.

In short: mom guilt keeps us from finding the other women who are sharing our struggles who could validate our experience.

This week host Amanda Haro is joined by Roula Abou Haidar, who shares her story of motherhood with the honesty we’ve all been waiting for.

They discuss:

✨ The challenges of being a new mom as an immigrant

✨ Hating being a stay at home mom 

✨ How hard and painful breastfeeding can be and letting go of the mom guilt around using formula

✨ Divorce and peaceful co-parenting

✨ The decision to remarry & choosing to have another kid

✨ The importance of having boundaries as a mom

Connect more with Amanda, burnout and confidence coach for moms, here.

Roula’s Podcast, The Life Affairs.

Connect with Roula on LinkedIn

Mentioned in this episode, Roula's favorite book:
Courageous Parents: Becoming a good anchor for your children

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

4:20 Being a built in babysitter as a kid turned me off to motherhood

6:37 The struggles of meeting new mom friends as an immigrant

14:15 I felt like my life was over when I became a mom

29:45 Divorce & peaceful co-parenting & finally finding myself

40:40 Remarrying & choosing to have another child

43:54 Tales of raising teenagers

47:02 The importance of boundaries as a mom

50:34 Lightening questions 

Mom guilt, boundaries, mental health, self care, self compassion, divorce, co-parenting, blended family, motherhood, making mom friends, breastfeeding, societal pressure, postpartum support, motherhood tales, immigrant family stories