Mom Brain, Mom Guilt, and The Motherhood Complex with Melissa Hogenboom

Becoming a parent changes who you are as a person including your brain, behavior, and sense of self. How do you stay engaged with your children and your values as a parent? How do you open to and navigate the emotions of parenthood? In today’s episode of Your Life in Process, Diana and award-winning science journalist Melissa Hogenboom discuss navigating the dynamic processes of parenthood with the principles of psychological flexibility.Related ResourcesGet enhanced show notes for this episodeWant to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."Diana's EventsReserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!See Diana at an upcoming eventConnecting With DianaThank you for listening to Wise Effort! Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.Leave feedback for the showThank you to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt. Thank you to Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.