"I Accidentally Became an Expat": Postpartum Depression, Motherhood & Self-Care with Nikki Steele O.

What happens when motherhood looks nothing like you expected and you're living thousands of miles from home when it hits?In this episode of the Pink Nest Podcast, Nika sits down with Nikki Steele Osborne, Scottish expat and parenting coach, for a conversation that is honest, tender, and long overdue.Nikki's story begins in Scotland, where her childhood shaped a warm, deeply social personality, one that would eventually carry her across multiple countries and into a life she never quite planned. "I accidentally became an expat," she laughs. But behind the adventure of building a life abroad was a much harder, quieter story: navigating postpartum depression in a country far from her support network, in a season of life that no one had fully prepared her for.She opens up about what postpartum depression really looked like for her, not the version we see in campaigns, but the slow, confusing, 18-month reality of it. She talks about guilt, about expectations, about the moment she realised that self-care didn't need to be complicated, it just needed to be real. And she shares the resources she's created to help other parents feel less alone in their own journeys.This conversation is a reminder that the most powerful thing we can do for each other is simply tell the truth. Because somewhere between the heartbreak and the healing, we discover who we truly are.IN THIS EPISODE* How growing up in Scotland shaped Nikki's identity and social nature* What it really means to "accidentally" become an expat* The realities of building a sense of home across multiple countries* Postpartum depression, what it looked like, and what made it so hard to name* Why the experience lasted 18 months and what finally shifted* The guilt that quietly shadows so many new parents* How expectations shape and sometimes shatter our parenting experience* Why self-care needs to be simple, sustainable, and guilt-free* The resources Nikki has created to normalise parenting struggles* Why open conversations about mental health change everything.☕ This podcast runs on coffee and quiet confidence that different minds build better worlds. Buy me a coffee : https://buymeacoffee.com/nikabrunet.📌 Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast for more impactful conversations like this one!🌐*WEBSITE:* https://pinknestpodcast.com📷*INSTAGRAM:* @pinknestpodcastℹ️*DISCLAIMER:* This podcast is for informational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Pink Nest Podcast.