Let's Be Real - Mama Journeys - Episode 151 W/Hollie Wildethorn

Hollie Wildehorn is from Australia and had her first baby at the age of 21! She was a very young mom and the town she was in was a very business oriented city (Cambria) and she was really mostly on her own. She was part of the alternative industry and she was part of a great community of moms and now with a 18 and 21 year old, she has a great relationships with her kids. Her biggest challenge was the fact that she didn't know what the heck she was doing and you don't know what you don't know!  How do you be a mom when you don't have someone to help you with it?  She was very prepared for the birthing process but after giving birth she wasn't as prepared for when the baby came home. She turned to books and literature but turned away from mainstream books. In Australia she had a midwife who followed throughout her whole journey. She thought she would have a home birth but after looking at the mess she was worried about who would clean it up so she went to the birthing center. She homeschooled on and off throughout their educational career and that was her best mama moment. She struggles with with mama fears even to this day. She wishes she would have known that leaning into community and having supports that could have taught her so much. Why not lean on those who have come before us? She wants moms to know that you know better than anyone else.  MOMS know and she tells their partners to LISTEN to them.  Moms need people behind them cheering them on.  Instituteforselfcrafting.com