Thriving In Modern Motherhood, with Sophia Salazar

How to build a sustainable lifestyle that includes self-care as a new parent In this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet chats with Sophia Salazar, a self care advocate, life coach, mother, and co-founder of BirthBabyBody. Sophia believes that pregnancy, birth, and motherhood is a unique opportunity to harness and share your creative power as a woman, and she is the co-founder of BirthBabyBody, whose mission is to end the cycle of stress, information overload, and feelings of “not enough” that are present in modern motherhood. We cover Sophia’s background, and how she came to do the work she’s doing today, her definition of “self-care,” ways to create sustainable self-care habits, and the difference between “sustainability” and “balance.” Finally, Sophia shares her top tips and resources for practicing self-care in all areas of life. QUICK ACCESS TO LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: BirthBabyBody: online education for modern parents and professionals Emotional Agility, by Dr. Susan David (Amazon affiliate link) TED Talk with Dr. Susan David on The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage Learn With Less™ Curriculum, a parent education and parent support hub for parents, caregivers, and educators of infants and toddlers Learn With Less podcast episode: Perinatal Mood Changes and Postpartum Mood Disorders, with Dr. Katayune Kaeni Learn With Less podcast episode: Family Wellness and Self-Care for New Moms, with Shannon Shearn of Savage Wellness TEXT TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE Ayelet: Welcome to episode 78 of the Learn With Less podcast! Today, I am speaking with Sophia Salazar, a self care advocate, life coach, mother, partner and former motorcyclist, world traveler, photographer, New Mexican transplant, women’s college graduate and so many other things. Sophia believes that birth, pregnancy, and motherhood is a unique opportunity to harness and share your creative power as a woman. She is the co-founder of BirthBabyBody, an online educational platform for pregnant and new moms. Sophia, thank you for being here. Welcome to Learn With Less. Sophia: Thanks for having me, it’s a pleasure to be here! Ayelet: So, I have asked you to come onto the show today to speak to us about self care and sustainability in early parenthood. But first, I would love it if you could just tell us a bit more about you, and how you got into the work that you’re doing today. Sophia: Yeah, so basically long story short, when I got pregnant, I had a really intense prenatal anxiety and then we ended up in the NICU with our newborn and that was really hard. And then about eight months postpartum,