209: Growing Together Through Friendship and Motherhood with Jess Nash

In this episode, I sit down with one of my closest friends, Jess Nash, to discuss friendship, motherhood, and how the two intersect. We talk about our friendship “breakup” and how we reconnected after several years of not staying in touch, how having children has bonded us even further, and how essential it is for mothers not to judge each other for their parenting choices. We also discuss why it’s so important for mothers to find a postpartum community and we answer listener questions on preparing for motherhood, making space for conversation not centered around our children, and supporting a friend who is struggling with infertility or has miscarried.

Key Takeaway / Points:

On our friendship “breakup” and how we reconnected after several years
How having children bonded us further
On friends disagreeing with how they mother their children
On the importance of mothers not judging each other
On finding community during postpartum
Answering listener questions on friendship and motherhood, including:

Why friends “go quiet” after they have children
On preparing for the identity shift that comes with motherhood
On celebrating each others’ wins in friendships
On making space for conversation not centered around children
On supporting a friend who is struggling with infertility or has miscarried

Find the “Friendship In Our Thirties” poem here

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