2. I Know I Changed, That Was the Point!

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Scottie shares stories about her two amazing nieces who have grown up into incredible women and mothers. She explains how the anecdotes her nieces’ shares with her demonstrated that  we all change as human beings - and being a mom is one of the biggest transformations a woman can face (0:49)
• After having a glass of milk spill into her lap on a long-haul flight by her daughter, Scottie explains how motherhood changes you. You go from being a single individual to an individual who has to care for and adapt to others. Scottie shares her thoughts about this gradual evolution from the “old” her to the current person she is as a mom today (5:34)
• These transformations can happen really quickly, and oftentimes as moms, we begin to neglect our own selves. Scottie describes how she felt about wanting to do more for herself and dealing with those feelings of guilt, missing out on the “old” life and how motherhood felt like putting on a new costume while overlooking her own desires  (13:35) 
• Scottie discusses the identity crisis many moms face. Missing the old you while simultaneously loving the new you! How can you keep your role as a mom but still reconnect to the version of you that existed pre-kids? (18:37)
• The steps Scottie took to help reconnect to herself and build an identity outside of just being a mom. She shares why making this commitment to herself is important and why the old her is not who she wants to be (23:07)
• Motherhood is difficult, and often you end up living in auto-pilot mode. Scottie discusses why she made the decision to live more mindfully as a mom and how it helps her as she navigates a new chapter in her life as a person and as a mom (27:57)

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