The Pregnancy & Postpartum Body Image Battle and Overcoming Body Dysmorphia

As women, our bodies are capable of some SERIOUSLY superhuman stuff. During my pregnancy, I often thought “WOW… today I’m literally growing a little brain, little eyes, little hands, a LITTLE PERSON inside me!”    Now, I don’t know about you, but I think that’s a pretty badass superpower! But what about what has to happen to our bodies for this awesome superpower to occur? And what about after? I know for me, as empowering as pregnancy was, during my first pregnancy I got blindsided by some pretty negative self-talk.I had struggled in my late teens/early twenties with an eating…

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FIT Pregnancy Must-Haves

It’s been 6 months since I had our little bundle of love. You can see our Fit Pregnancy Journey HERE. I was so GRATEFUL to have had such a different experience this time around. With my first, I didn’t know what workouts to do. None of my “usuals” felt good or right, and I struggled with energy and motivation. So with this pregnancy, I was DETERMINED to do things differently. My first trimester I felt AWFUL!! I was A MESS! You can see some of my first trimester flashbacks HERE. Even on my worst days I was able to do something…

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