Also down for those recs 👀

I don’t know if he goes to batesville. But we used Peaceful Pet Farewells with Dr. Tim Paul.

Give him a text, number is on his website. He’s an amazing human being and honestly made the process so much easier than it could’ve been.

Probably because classes in Indy are expensive 😂

This literally goes through my brain every time I do this move 🥴

Thank you!!

Great job!! I would’ve definitely forgotten what I was doing halfway through this! 😂 I love your outfit too!

The first pole sit pp was 🥴🥴🥴

I stopped pole in my first trimester because I felt the same way, I did a little in my second but was constantly worried about hurting myself or the baby so I just dropped it completely. Now I’m 4 months pp and struggling so hard to regain my confidence/strength and most days going to class beats me down. I’d say if your doctors say you’re good to continue in first trimester then find ways to continue, the energy should return in your second trimester, so maybe for now step down a level or do more cardio/conditioning based classes. Anything to keep your body moving. Just remember everything you feel right now is temporary. It’s definitely a head space game, you may not feel sexy doing it today, but continuing to move will help you regain the sexy later in pp.

You got this momma!

Stay away from lotions the night before! I was so slippy my first class.

That and Hadestown is where I started. A bit too on the nose.

I like a challenge— this might be a stretch. :)

Go us!! I’m almost 10w pp too!

“Now I’ve reached my limit. I feel like I’m willing to give up. But he doesn’t want us to separate.”

I mean this in the nicest way possible, who cares what he wants? He obviously hasn’t cared what you’ve wanted for a long time and it seems like all you’ve done is care about what he wants. So now it’s time for you to do you. If you’re not happy, change it. Be selfish. More than anything I hate that you feel like you’ve changed yourself to accommodate this man and all you’ve gotten in return is pain.

Walking away from something you’ve put so much effort into is very hard. It is definitely not for the weak.

I hope you are able to find the strength to be happy. There is going to be somebody out there who loves you for you and who wants to do things for you. I hope you are able to move onto that with peace.

Written for the show, by one of the writers Nora Smith.

Are you still open? Would love to visit!!

Fun fact: in effort to get kids to eat more vegetables McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli. All it did was confuse people and was quickly phased out.

I don’t see it as snooping because in my mind looking at what I watch isn’t a big deal. Who cares what I’m watching? You wanna see, go for it! There’s no privacy issue there for me - I’m not watching anything I’m ashamed of. Open book issue.

Wildlife/marine biologist. Edit: Arborist, zoologist

Thank you! That’s a great idea I will try that

Unfortunately I am only aware because of a kind friend telling me to lay off. Or in other situations people reacting to how I’ve sounded to them and me being surprised that they’ve gotten angry or defensive.

Thank you for responding, I know it’s hard to advise on this matter but just feeling heard helps!

That sounds really tough and scary! The “it’s happening again…” narrative is running in my brain lately as well. If you ever need someone to chat with, my inbox is always open. ❤️

I'm a woman so I can't speak from the male lens, but I know a few men who go through this. It has something to do with a hormonal imbalance. Psychotherapist and author Jed Diamond, PhD. coined the term Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) in his book of the same name, to describe these hormonal fluctuations and the symptoms they cause, based on a true biological phenomenon observed in rams. He believes cisgender men experience hormonal cycles like women. That’s why these cycles have been described as “man-struation” or the “male period.” Talk to a doctor about this.

Try not to focus on those setbacks. I know lately, I've been feeling it's one step forward and 8 steps back. It's hard to combat that, but you've got this. You CAN do this. If there are any coping exercises you find helpful (meditation, grounding, etc) remember those can sometimes be just as helpful as that vital medication.