Let's normalize that you DON'T HAVE TO feel great in early motherhood with Dr. Jaci Witmer and Dr. Morgan Finkel

Season 1: Episode 2

Let's normalize that you DON'T HAVE TO feel great in early motherhood with Dr. Jaci Witmer and Dr. Morgan Finkel

We discuss:

The ups and downs of early motherhood

The idea of matrescence

How to prioritize the things that make you, you

Phases are fleeting...thank goodness

Dr. Jaci Witmer is a clinical psychologist in private practice at https://drjaci.com and Dr. Morgan Finkel is a general pediatrician trained at Columbia, and both are experienced professionals working with new parents and perinatal patients. You can find more about what they are working on by emailing: [email protected] 

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If you want to be a guest on the podcast, I would love to hear from you if you are an advocate for parental rights, if you have built out your own maternity leave, if you took maternity leave at a company, and/or you are the breadwinning mother in the family. Get in touch here: https://calendly.com/1mangalji/30-minute-meeting-clone?back=1&month=2025-04