I Love My Baby… AND I’m Struggling | Why This Is NORMAL in Motherhood with Dr. Margo Lowy

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4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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BLACK FRIDAY IS HERE: GRAB MY ESSENTIAL BIRTH FOR ONLY $197!! “I love my baby… AND I’m struggling.” If you’ve ever thought that and immediately felt guilt, shame, or fear that something was wrong—you are not alone. In this deeply moving and much-needed episode, I sit down with Dr. Margo Lowy, author of the powerful new book Maternal Ambivalence, to talk about the full emotional reality of motherhood—starting in pregnancy. This conversation is profoundly healing. It normalizes the feelings so...

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0:36.7	the social media what i've noticed is it's either the mother is a villain
0:40.5	or she's perfect.
0:43.0	Yes.
0:43.6	And both of those are wrong because a mother has her hard days or hard moments and her
0:51.1	wonderful moments.
0:52.3	And she has time when it's okay and time when it's very
0:57.5	difficult. And she has time when she feels lonely and she has time when she feels fulfilled.
1:04.7	And she has time when she feels resentful. And she has time when she feels contented. And she has time when she feels full. And she has time when she feels contented. And she has time when she feels full and she has time when she feels empty.
1:15.7	And this is the truth.
1:17.8	And this is not what is put on social media.
1:22.0	So what does social media do?
1:23.9	If you watch it, it lets the mother feel that she's not enough. And that's what I don't like.
1:36.5	Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to
1:41.6	experience in this life. The moment you think you could be
1:44.6	pregnant, you're frantically searching for all the best information, which is why you're
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