Episode 78: Healing Back to Your Hobbies

Motherhood can be loud enough to drown out the quiet parts of you, including the parts that used to make things just because it felt good. We’re holding onto one line that hit us hard: “heal so deeply that you can do your hobbies again.” Not as a cute quote, but as a real target for women who’ve been in survival mode, especially in postpartum life when time, sleep, and bandwidth feel like myths.

We talk through what creativity used to look like for us and how it changed across college, adulthood, and parenting. Then we reframe creativity in a way that actually fits modern schedules: reading, cooking, arranging a home, taking photos, building community, and even creating content can count. We’re honest about social media too, because it can be toxic and triggering, yet still help us stay connected, find mom friends, and build supportive spaces like Bookstagram and mental health pages.

Postpartum mental health runs underneath all of it. We share how sleep deprivation and the four-month sleep regression can tank motivation and how “I can’t even do the thing that helps me” can be a red flag worth paying attention to. We also get into postpartum body image and non-traditional fitness, chasing movement that feels like fun instead of punishment, plus the simple pillars we watch to stay grounded: creativity, moving our bodies, and reading.

If any of this feels familiar, come listen, then tell us what’s working for you right now. 

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