25/04/2025
This is your reminder: Youāre not meant to ābounce backā, youāre meant to grow into this new version of you.
When I had Amaia, I didnāt recognise my body.
I had b***s for the first time in my life, I felt soft, my abs were goneā¦
And even though I always encouraged my clients to love themselves through every stage, I struggled.
I felt like a hypocrite.
I put so much pressure on myself to āget backā to where I was.
But no one else was pressuring me. It was all me.
For two whole months, I didnāt take a single photo of my body.
I just didnāt feel like me.
But then something clicked.
I realised I didnāt have to bounce back.
I could just be ā Amaiaās mummy, healing, finding my way, and still loving my body as it was.
I promised myself Iād shift my focus:
Not to āsnap back,ā but to feel good.
To focus on how I wanted to feel - strong, present, confident.
I remember being on holiday 3 months postpartum (hereās the photo) wearing the same bikini I wore two years earlier, with a different body underneath itā¦
But I felt so proud!!
So I trained for strength.
I moved for my mental health.
I fuelled my body (still breastfeeding at 15 months!)
And I chose to love myself ā even before I felt āback.ā
Now I feel strong. I feel confident. Iām leaner.
But I loved my body then, too.
Because it carried me through motherhood. And that deserves love at every stage.
Your body will shift and change many times in your life.
Letās stop trying to fight that, and start honouring it.
I work with so many incredible postnatal women, and this is something Iāll always preach - your worth and confidence arenāt tied to how quickly you ābounce back.ā
If this resonates with you, my DMs are always open.
Youāre not alone in this journeyš¤