Heather Jess - Momma Squad
Are you a parent? This episode is for you! Tune in as Jay welcomes Heather Jess to talk about post-partum depression, the challenges of being a parent, and the power of community support in raising children. Heather Jess is the creator of MommaSquad, a blog about motherhood, being a military wife, and so much more.
Listen in as Heather shares her thoughts on overcoming post-partum depression, teaching empathy and compassion to your kids, and the benefits of having a community to rely on throughout parenthood.
If you live in the Tampa, Florida region, stay tuned because Heather will soon be hosting some in-person events for parents – the perfect way to build community and connect with like-minded parents!
Episode Highlights:
💡 [02:12] Heather sheds light on why she wants to help mothers become better mothers and overcome the challenges of raising children.
💬 [03:04] How Heather teaches empathy and compassionate communication to her children.
🗣️ [07:40] How parents’ communication and conflict resolution affects children.
🫥 [13:32] What does post-partum depression feel like? Heathers shares her experience with post-partum depression and parenting alone while her husband was away at basic training.
🙏 [19:38] The power of saying “thank you” and being genuine to people no matter how mean they are.
🪖 [26:13] Being a military spouse & What inspired Heather to start MommaSquad.
🤰🏻 [36:59] How childbirth changes your life.
💯 [44:36] Loving your true self vs. “Keeping it 100”
🦚 [47:04] You are perfectly you. If someone doesn’t accept you for who you are, you don’t have to associate yourself with that person.
🎫 [55:36] Stay tuned for MommaSquad’s online platform for parents, in-person events in Tampa, and more!
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From a young age, I dealt with mental abuse until her second year of high school. Always being told she was never good enough and would never be anything in life. Growing up in a household of constant negativity was less than easy.
My mother was married three times, and I learned much about what I wanted to avoid. My mother with a single mother of two that seems to have her all for her kids. I will never forget watching her be strong in a relationship that was not worth her time. She had to keep a roof over our heads, and she did. Sadly, the man she married the second time had no business being a “parent.” When my dad passed away, he worsened as I felt my world crashing around me.
His words to this day stay forever in my head. Now, as a grown woman with a successful marriage and three amazing children, I know I have won that battle.
My husband and I had our first child at 19. I will never forget the day I told my mother and her husband I was pregnant. She did not want me to have a child young like she did. Trust me, I was not ready, but I quickly became ready. Her husband was a total and complete piece of crud kind of person. Who kicked me out with a newborn baby the day after Christmas. I had a c-section on December 2. It was, at that moment, the worst day of my life that became the best gift.
I moved in with our newborn into a three-bedroom home where my in-laws lived. At the time, my husband and I were engaged, and we married shortly after that. Here we are 12 years married, and I still adore him.
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