For me, just validating the fact that parenting little kids is really hard and that's why it feels

hard. It's not because I'm failing. It's not because there's some magical tantrum cure that I

haven't used. It's not because I'm missing a tip. It's because it can feel really, really hard.

And something that we teach our clients, a really tangible tool, is adding the words and that's

okay on the end of a sentence that we have to ourselves.

I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers. Being your best self means standing firm in your

decisions and always being willing to grow with a purpose. We get vulnerable and real with an

honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face. Every woman listening is the

opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

Today we're so excited to interview Jess from Our Mama Village. Jess is a psychotherapist and a

mama of two. I have to say I have been consuming your content daily since I found you.

I find it so helpful and I'm excited for our audience to get to know you better.

Having you on our podcast is definitely self-serving because they feel like I need all of these

topics right now. But I know that our listeners are also going to benefit from this conversation.

So Jess, if you could take a minute to introduce yourself to our audience.

Thank you so much. So first off, I just want to thank you guys so much for having me on here. This

is such an amazing podcast. And as I've just saved you off air, I love to refer my clients to your

podcast. So great work. As you mentioned, my name is Jess. I'm a registered psychotherapist and I'm

a mom to two girls. I've been working with children and families as therapists for many years,

even before having my own kids. But after having my first daughter, which was about five years ago,

in my pregnancy, I went through preterm labor. I was on bed rest for four months. Then I had her

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