In this episode, I'm joined by the fantastic Lizzie Langston, a postpartum coach and mom of three (soon to be four!) children. Lizzie is a passionate advocate for postpartum wellness and has developed her own coaching practice to support moms through their journeys. She brings a holistic and spiritual approach to her work, incorporating various modalities to empower women in their transformation. After stumbling upon Lizzie's podcast myself (not too long after having my daughter) I knew I wanted to get her on this show to discuss all things postpartum. As a new mom myself, I'm blown away by what I didn't know to expect even with a midwife, doula, and friends and family in my corner. Lizzie is such an incredible resource for moms and moms-to-be, and I'm grateful that she's here to be a voice for those of us who experience challenges and ups and downs in the postpartum period (which she believes is for your entire lifetime after having a baby!). On today's episode, Lizzie shares her personal journey of experiencing postpartum anxiety and depression after the birth of her third baby.  She opens up about feeling alone and unseen, highlighting the importance of checking in on postpartum women and letting them know they are valued, even when society may not recognize their efforts. Lizzie's story is a powerful reminder that it's okay to ask for help and take action without waiting for instructions.  We also discuss the significance of understanding yourself, facing the shadow self, and embracing self-love for healing and self-acceptance. Hope you love it! Connect with Emily/Learn More: Follow the I Heart My Life Show on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the I Heart My Life Show on Spotify Emily Williams Website Emily on Instagram I Heart My Life Website I Heart My Life on Instagram To Be Ambitious Business Consultancy Website I Heart My Brand Studio Website Email: info@iheartmylife.com Lizzie's Website Quotes Postpartum Depression: "And so it was actually a sister-in-law that said, I think this is postpartum depression, and I think you need to go see someone."— Lizzie  Postpartum Depression: "My trend was that my anxiety was sort of the beginning. My anxiousness took over, and then it led into depressiveness. I think the anxiety just burns women out."— Lizzie  The Power of Coaching: "So coaching actually my first experience with coaching didn't teach me anything about the nervous system. I picked that up later as I had a sense I just knew postpartum women needed to get into the body level, not just the talk stuff. But I think what I loved about it was that it gave me my power back and it said, hey, your thoughts are contributing to the way you're responding with your kids."— Lizzie  Psychoneuroimmunology: "Your emotional state can actually be manifested through physical symptoms, diseases, discomfort, everything from a throbbing shoulder pain issue to a thyroid disease or cancer or things like that."— Lizzie  Healing the Shadow Self: "The parts of you that you don't like and you're ashamed of...we shame it away so deeply...journey back to your whole self and it's total unconditional self-acceptance...we're so dedicated to the roles and responsibilities and the duties of motherhood...we don't want to deal with or see the parts of ourselves that we don't want to see, that we're ashamed of...your whole self wants to be seen and loved by you, nobody else...the most powerful healing frequency is love from you to yourself...stop pushing away and shaming and noticing how they're doing that in a very subtle way...we talk ourselves out of seeing these things because we are so ashamed of them."— Lizzie  Viral Topic: The Importance of Prioritizing Pleasure Quote: "How pleasurable? Like on a scale of one to ten, how easy do you find it to rest and relax into a state of pleasure? Like simple pleasure, whether it's drinking a warm cup of coffee in the morning, how much of a priority do you m