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Bron Lewis

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1521 total appearances

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The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

And I thought I, again, completely deserved it because I'd made mistakes along the way and this was just my penance.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

Yeah, absolutely.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

And it's normal to feel fury at the people who ask.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

I was angry at this doctor, both doctors.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

I was, like, taken aback with how frank they were at the time when they actually had to broach the question.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

And I was so angry.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

But that's exactly the response that they were probably expecting.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

Like, of course you're feeling angry because you thought that you were going to get through this beautifully.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

Are you disappointed that you weren't as good at this?

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

When I say good at this, it's not โ€“ I know now โ€“

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

It's not about being good at something or bad at something.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

It's about how you're handling it and the pedestal that you put yourself on.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

And I'm from a long line of like stoic women and my nan and my mum and all of these or my aunties who seemed to me look like motherhood looked so easy.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

And none of them ever talked about it.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

None of them ever said, oh, that was โ€“ like my mum laughed.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

She'd go, God, you were an awful baby.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

Oh, my God, you were awful.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

I used to put a bit of string around my ankle and the other string on the pram and I would kick the pram down the hallway and then pull you back and kick you down the hallway and pull you back.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

And it was just like a funny tale that she told about how hard it was to get me to sleep and how much I cried.

The Imperfects
Bron Lewis - Is It Me or Postnatal Anxiety?

But I reckon if she was honest about that time โ€“