Over the next 5 days, I’m going to share my WHYs for my journey! Although some days will be hard and others will be so exciting, this week is the perfect week because three years ago this week I found out I was expecting a very unexpected bundle of joy and thus the self-esteem issues, depression, and anxiety began
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The take home message will always be: YOU ARE ENOUGH
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Day 1: Confidence in my body (mom bod)
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This one is a difficult topic for me because NO ONE likes to talk about this struggle. I mean come on, you grew a human so you should be happy with the “battle scars”. WRONG!
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About 9 weeks into my pregnancy, the “father” lost all sexual attraction. He ended up cheating on me and blaming my body for it. Cue self-esteem issues! 😳
I’ve always been one of those women who believed that the right guy will find me attractive and to hell with what everyone else thinks. BUT having the one person in your life that society says should care for you more deeply than anyone else tell you that your body was changing and it was gross to see really takes a toll on someone
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After I had my daughter, I hated my body. Yes I made some killer jokes about the mom jiggle but I still missed the flat tummy, lack of wrinkly “double chin” belly, and smooth skin! I even considered getting my tattoo touched up to hide the stretch marks
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But here we are three years later and I COULD NOT be happier with the way that I look! This journey has given me so much confidence in myself. I AM BEAUTIFUL with all the stretch marks and belly skin, with the missing teeth and chubby thighs.
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If I could tell myself from three years ago ONE thing, it would be: YOU ARE ENOUGH.
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Never let anyone make you feel like you are less than extraordinary because every body is different and pregnancy is a BEAUTIFUL MIRACLE.
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