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Therapists are under unique pressure to \u201chave it all together\u201d when pregnancy and parenthood challenges come along. The truth is that no one is immune to these challenges, and therapists experience the same struggles as anyone else. Join us as today\u2019s guest shares her experience in becoming a parent and adjusting to her role in motherhood.\nVeronica Eyo is a bilingual licensed clinical social worker. Her passion is to help all moms navigate the challenges of parenthood. She transitioned into her practice of working primarily with mothers after her first pregnancy, and her experiences led her to seek specialized training in working with moms of color. Supporting mamas through various walks of life is what grounds Veronica, and this passion influenced her dissertation as she researched student mothers\u2019 success in institutions of higher learning.\xa0\nShow Highlights:\n\nVeronica\u2019s experience with her first pregnancy and not holding space for herself as she was for her clients\n\nHow her daughter\u2019s birth became a whirlwind after a four-day labor and C-section that left Veronica feeling like a failure\n\nHow her allergy to penicillin resulted in problems for her and her daughter\n\nThe painful memories of the rocky four-day period in the hospital and not even remembering meeting her daughter for the first time\n\nHow the breastfeeding difficulties compounded Veronica\u2019s feelings of failure\n\nHow Veronica learned to focus on \u201cone next step\u201d to keep going with the help of a therapist friend\n\nHow motherhood became a struggle for Veronica because of the standards she set for herself\n\nWhy no one around Veronica knew how much she struggled\n\nWhy Veronica had a difficult time letting other people hold her baby\n\nHow Veronica found support through Mommy and Me, even though there weren\u2019t other moms there who shared her cultural heritage\n\nHow Veronica felt about being a stay-at-home mom for a year and then going back to work\n\nHow Veronica felt guilty and ashamed at first when she took time for herself\n\nHow Veronica feels that she has changed so much as a mom over the last four years, stepping into her role as a mother as the result of deep work\n\nWhy \u201cone small thing\u201d has become Veronica\u2019s life motto\n\nWhy Veronica didn\u2019t stick to her Mexican cultural tradition of 40 days of rest after childbirth because she found it difficult to accept help; with her second and third children, she found it easier to let people help her\n\nThe need to get correct messaging out there that it\u2019s OK for mothers to take breaks, take time for themselves, and ask for help\n\nWhat Veronica wants other moms to know: \u201cNo one has it figured out--and that\u2019s OK. There isn\u2019t ONE right way to do things, so you can decide what works best for you and your family. Your community is important, whether it\u2019s on social media, podcasts, or taking time for self-care. Just take one step at a time.\u201d\n\nResources:\nDr. Veronica\xa0\nFind Veronica on Instagram.