The Invisible Parts of Motherhood: Anxiety, Identity & Healing with Alexis Hoffman

This week on Still Me, Also Mom, I’m joined by the incredible Alexis Hoffman, therapist, content creator, long-time mental health advocate, and mom to 15-month-old Twyla.Alexis is someone who shows up with honesty and emotional clarity, and in this conversation she opens up fully about the parts of motherhood that many women experience, but few talk about.We dive into her journey through trying to conceive, the heartbreak of early pregnancy loss, and the complex emotions of becoming pregnant again after loss. She shares what her early postpartum months were really like, navigating feeding challenges, long stretches of solo parenting while her husband worked shifts, and the overwhelming weight of postpartum anxiety.Alexis also speaks candidly about intrusive thoughts and mom rage, topics that are incredibly common but so rarely discussed. Her perspective as a therapist brings so much validation and safety to these conversations, reminding moms that they’re not broken, not alone, and not failing.We talk identity, healing, returning to work early, reconnecting with creativity, and the delicate balance between motherhood and being a whole person outside of it.If you’ve ever struggled silently, wondered if your thoughts were “normal,” felt disconnected from yourself, or wished someone would just tell the truth about postpartum, this episode is a breath of relief.This is one of the most honest conversations on the show so far, and I’m so grateful to Alexis for her openness and vulnerability.