{"id":130229,"date":"2025-04-24T10:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=130229"},"modified":"2025-04-25T07:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:59:37","slug":"180-finding-joy-in-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/180-finding-joy-in-motherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"180: Finding joy in motherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks ago, Chappell Roan said something that stuck with me. \u201cMy friends with small kids are in hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I have a lot of thoughts about it and figured I\u2019d share in this week\u2019s podcast episode. How can you find joy in motherhood with obstacles and negative messaging?<\/p>\n<p>I talk about negativity in the online space, some of the many reasons why moms are struggling, how we can support our mama friends, looking for glimmers, and more. 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You can absolutely join if you don\u2019t currently work in the health or fitness industry; many IHPs don\u2019t begin on this path. They\u2019re friends who are passionate to learn more about health and wellness, and want to share this information with those they love. You can do this as a passion, or start an entirely new career.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.integrativehealthpractitioner.org?x=FITNESSISTA\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">You can use my referral link here<\/a>\u00a0and the code FITNESSISTA for up to $250 off the Integrative Health Practitioner program. I highly recommend it!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessista.com\/integrative-health-practitioner-certification\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">You can check out my review IHP Level 1 here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessista.com\/integrative-health-practitioner-level-two-certification-review\/#:~:text=If%20there%27s%20a%20little%20voice,ability%20to%20read%20functional%20labs.\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">my review of Level 2 here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thank you so much for listening and for all of your support with the podcast! Please be sure to subscribe, and leave a rating or review if you enjoyed this episode. If you leave a rating,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"caret-color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" href=\"http:\/\/fitnessista.com\/podcastreview\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">head to this page<\/a><span style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0and you\u2019ll get a little \u201cthank you\u201d gift from me to you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessista.com\/180-finding-joy-in-motherhood\/\">180: Finding joy in motherhood<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessista.com\">The Fitnessista<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks ago, Chappell Roan said something that stuck with me. \u201cMy friends with small kids are in hell.\u201d I have a lot of thoughts about it and figured I\u2019d share in this week\u2019s podcast episode. How can you find joy in motherhood with obstacles and negative messaging? 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