How do I cope with the disappointment that motherhood is not what I expected it to be?

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Dr. Julie Hanks

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In this episode I meet with Molly and answer the question, “How do I cope with the disappointment that motherhood is not what I expected it to be?” Molly recently finished her graduate studies and was planning on starting a new job, but has instead found herself as a full-time caregiver to her son who was born with health challenges.On the one hand, Molly is grateful to have this extra time with her son. On the other hand, she feels disappointed she wasn’t able to start work. Part of her feel...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Ask Dr. Julie Hanks, a safe place for healing conversations that educate and empower you to
0:23.2	prioritize your dreams, revolutionize your family, and personalize your faith. I'm your host,
0:29.2	Dr. Julie Hanks, a psychotherapist and coach offering online courses and programs to help women
0:34.6	all over the world heal themselves and their relationships.
0:38.3	Join me here every week as I coach a listener through a specific challenge and empower them
0:43.0	with tools to find healing.
0:45.3	I'm so happy to welcome Molly to the podcast today.
0:49.1	Hi, Molly.
0:50.5	Hi, Dr. Hanks.
0:52.0	Thanks so much for being here.
0:54.2	Oh, this is such a treat.
0:56.0	Oh, good.
0:56.6	How good?
0:57.6	What is your question for me today?
1:00.0	How do I cope with a disappointment that motherhood is not what I expected it to be?
1:06.5	I can give you some context.
1:08.7	Yeah.
1:09.3	I'm a new mom.
1:10.7	I have a four-month-old son.
1:12.8	The most wonderful thing in the whole world.
1:15.4	And I guess I was expecting that my child would fit in with my life.
1:21.9	And unfortunately, he was born with some health challenges.
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