Why do so many new mums feel like they’ve lost themselves after having a baby? In this episode, we’re talking openly about identity loss in motherhood, postpartum identity loss, and why so many women experience a deep motherhood identity crisis after becoming a mum. For many women, becoming a mother brings an unexpected loss of self after baby. You might find yourself asking, who am I after becoming a mum? or wondering why you feel disconnected, invisible, or lost in this season. This episode explores why new mum identity shifts so dramatically, and why losing yourself after having a baby is not a personal failure, but a normal part of matrescence. We talk about how identity change after becoming a mother is closely linked to the loss of time, autonomy, and social connection. When women feel invisible as a mum, experience loneliness in motherhood, or struggle with the mental load and invisible labour of mothers, their sense of self can quietly erode. This is why so many women describe motherhood and sense of self as one of the hardest postpartum emotional changes. In this conversation, we unpack: Why new mums feel lostWhy motherhood can trigger an identity crisisHow postpartum emotional changes affect confidence and self worthThe connection between motherhood mental health, burnout, and identityWhy becoming a mum creates an identity shift, not a failureHow to begin reclaiming identity after baby without guiltIf you’re an overwhelmed new mum, feeling lonely in motherhood, navigating motherhood burnout, or trying to understand why you no longer recognise yourself, this episode is for you. This is an honest motherhood conversation about becoming a mum without losing yourself, and about finding yourself in motherhood again in a way that feels realistic and compassionate. This episode is especially for women searching for support around postpartum identity loss, motherhood mental health, and the emotional reality of early motherhood. It’s part of a broader conversation about real mum life, honest motherhood, and creating space for women to feel seen during one of the biggest identity shifts of their lives. Topics include identity loss in motherhood, postpartum identity loss, motherhood identity crisis, new mum identity, matrescence, loss of self after baby, motherhood burnout, invisible labour of mothers, mental load of motherhood, motherhood and sense of self, reclaiming identity after baby, finding yourself in motherhood, and navigating motherhood without losing yourself. You are not broken. You are becoming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
