The identity shift that comes with motherhood is one of the least talked about transitions a woman will ever go through. Research shows it rivals puberty and menopause in the scale of psychological and neurological change it triggers in a woman's brain and body. For high-achieving women, that shift hits differently. The woman who built her entire sense of self around drive, accomplishment, and control suddenly finds none of that prepares her for the part where she has to let that version of herself go. Jenna Kennedy is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and mom of two who got pregnant twice unexpectedly and had to find her way through the identity loss, the invisible grief, and the slow surrender that nobody warned her was coming. If you have ever felt like motherhood asked you to give up the most hard-won version of yourself, this conversation will make you feel a lot less alone in it. What's Discussed: (1:33) The bounce back myth and what we are actually bouncing from (3:41) When motherhood arrives before you agreed to it (6:10) The grief nobody gives you permission to feel (8:27) What your most important role actually is right now (9:45) The identity death and rebirth of becoming a mom (21:15) Why anxiety is a signal not a problem to fix (32:20) How high achievers confuse accomplishment with happiness (41:10) What surrender actually looks like for a woman who always had a plan (48:15) The small habits that build genuine happiness over time Thank you to our sponsors! IM8: Use my code TARA at checkout to save 10% on your first order at im8health.com/ Find more from Broads: Website: https://www.broads.app Instagram: @broads.podcast @broads.app Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: Website: taralaferrara.com Instagram: @taralaferrara Youtube: @TaraLaferrara Tiktok: @taralaferrara Check out more from Jenna Kennedy: Instagram: @itsjennakennedy Tiktok: @itsjennakennedy Podcast: Hope You’re Wellhttps://www.instagram.com/itsjennakennedy

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