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Why motherhood can feel like losing yourself

I love being a mom but I miss who I was before kids so desperately that sometimes I cry in the grocery store parking lot.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The transformation required by parenthood can feel like a death of our former self, requiring grief for who we used to be.

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“Where Are You with Parenting & Family?”

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