HOW TO SURVIVE A STAY AT HOME MOM IDENTITY CRISIS - REDISCOVERING YOURSELF AS A MOM

It's not uncommon to feel like you lost a part of yourself when you decide to stay at home to raise a family. Your single life is exponentially different from what your family life will demand. From your social circles to your relationships with friends and family there are many reasons you may be experiencing depression and anxiety along with this sense of being lost and having little fulfillment. It's not just you, its common and I'd wager - a very normal experience.
Feeling a loss of identity and lack of fulfillment to motherhood is commonly tied to needing an external source of validation, such as a job. Working women not only get validation from their jobs, but it typically comes with productive feedback, socialization, goals set by a superior and people you can collaborate with to get the job done - then baby comes and its just you, your lovely little one and a mountain of schedules and chores... with no external motivation to keep you going.
And for some of us, an identity crisis can stem from going against boundaries we were raised with or that are predominently within our social circles. When the people that have been in our corners our whole lives won't be supportive of a decision to stay home to nurture your children, or the decisions you make with your family, it can trigger even more self doubt and drain your confidence.
Catching your footing in motherhood, regardless of your pre-baby life can feel like your whole world has been turned upside down. Here are 4 ways you can rediscover and reclaim your new mom identity.
