Episode 25: Why Strong Women Struggle to Ask for Help | Building the Village Every Mom Needs

Send us Fan MailWhen was the last time you let someone help you?For many women, asking for help feels harder than doing everything ourselves.In this week's episode, Dr. Jamie Erwin and Dr. Mary Kathryn Nader sit down with pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist Dr. Erin Eastman for an honest conversation about motherhood, medicine, perfectionism, community, and learning to receive help.Whether you're preparing for your first baby, balancing career and family, or simply feeling overwhelmed trying to hold everything together, this episode is a reminder that strength isn't found in doing everything alone.Together they discuss:• Why high-achieving women struggle to ask for help• Building your village before you desperately need it• Practical ways friends and family can actually support new parents• Colic, breastfeeding, formula and the pressure of being a "perfect" mom• Balancing career, marriage and motherhood• Finding yourself again through movement, friendship and faithThis conversation is full of wisdom, encouragement and practical advice for women in every season.Support the show