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The Simplified Podcast with Emily Ley

124. 5 Things I Didn't Know About Being a New Mom

The Simplified Podcast with Emily Ley

Emily Ley

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

You can read the baby books, you can ask for advice, but nothing can teach you about being a parent *quite* like living it. In this moving episode, Liz shares about her first few months of new motherhood: the hard, the beautiful, and a few things she's learned along the way.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey friends, I'm Liz Holtzman and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast.

0:16.0

If you're looking for a quiet place where you can filter out the noise and the hustle,

0:20.5

this is it.

0:22.6

Every week we invite you to slow down and join us so you can explore practical ways to

0:27.4

organize and automate the complicated parts of life so you can focus on what truly matters

0:32.9

most.

0:35.4

Do you know someone who's about to welcome a new little one into their family?

0:39.6

Or maybe you are about to welcome a little one into your own?

0:43.4

Then a friend I bet you would like to know about our Simplified Baby Books.

0:47.7

These sweet baby books help parents tell their children the story of how they came into

0:52.8

their family.

0:54.1

There's plenty of space and prompts for writing and lots of places for photographs.

0:58.9

It's a keepsake you will all treasure for years to come.

1:02.4

You can get your Simplified Baby Book right now over at EmilyLay.com.

1:08.5

I'm about five whole months into motherhood and I absolutely cannot believe that I am

1:14.9

saying that.

1:15.9

It feels like it's been an actual lifetime but also the blink of an eye all in the

1:22.4

same breath.

1:24.0

Like that makes sense.

1:26.0

My husband David and I have learned so much these past few months.

1:31.1

Not only about how to be a parent but also about what each of us looks like as a parent.

1:38.2

We've learned how important it is to care for ourselves so that we can function and thrive

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