Navigating Postpartum, Friendships, & Cooking As A New Mom with Carissa Stanton Dutina

Friendship Series: In this episode, I sit down with my friend Carissa (@broccyourbody) for an honest conversation about friendship, new motherhood, and the realities of juggling it all while running your own business. Carissa shares her postpartum journey - from bonding and newborn giggles to unexpected challenges of motherhood and health anxiety. We talk about the power of low-maintenance friendships, making new “mom friends,” mental health during postpartum, and how our relationship with food and cooking has shifted after having kids. Carissa also shares tips for making cooking easier as a mom and how she’s prioritizing her self-care in this new season of life.

Key Takeaway / Points: 

• The beauty of low-maintenance friendships and how to make new friends as a mom

• Her honest postpartum experience and navigating early motherhood

• Transitioning from breastfeeding to combo feeding

• The unexpected mental load of motherhood

• Our relationship with food and cooking after becoming moms

• The stigma around childcare as a self-employed parent

• Time-saving cooking tips and making meal prepping more realistic 

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