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Why motherhood feels like professional death

I'm pregnant and terrified that becoming a mother will erase everything I worked so hard to become professionally.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Impending parenthood can trigger fears of identity loss when societal expectations about maternal devotion conflict with career investment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Life transitions as identity events?”

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