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How to Overcome Mommy Burnout – Podcast Ep 36

We're talking all about mommy burnout: how common it is & what you can do to overcome it and to help yourself from feeling burnt out as a mom.

Published July 7, 2020

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick®: Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Expert
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Today, I’m chatting with Jennifer Blossom, a boy mom of two, occupational therapist, host of another excellent mom podcast called The Blossoming Mommy and Baby Show, as well as the CEO and Founder of Blossoming Mommy and Baby — a digital wellness brand that helps overwhelmed moms simplify motherhood. Jennifer is passionate about helping moms create a simpler, less chaotic, and more meaningful motherhood experience. This is why she is the perfect guest to talk about mommy burnout. I feel like this topic has been discussed a little bit more recently, but what is mommy burnout? How common is it, and what can you do to help yourself from feeling burnout? Jennifer is breaking it all down for us and answering our questions.

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Nina is The Baby Chick® & Editor-in-Chief of Baby Chick®. She received her baby planning certification in early 2011 and began attending births that same year. Since then, Nina has received her birth doula and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her Hynobabies Hypno-Doula certification, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among other certifications. Nina has used her knowledge and expertise to teach and support families during their pregnancies, at their births, and throughout their postpartum journeys for over a decade.

Early in her career, Nina acquired her nickname from one of her birth doula clients, who lovingly referred to her as “The Baby Chick.” The “chick” who knows all about babies.…

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