Join hosts Malliha Ahmad and Corinna Emery for one of our most raw and honest conversations yet with Makeba Lindsay (IG @ynotkeeb), a single mom who’s breaking down every myth about “natural” motherhood. From the brutal reality of hating breastfeeding to literally feeling her brain shrink and return, Makeba shares the unfiltered truth about postpartum recovery, single motherhood, and why your partner can make or break your entire experience.

Key Topics Covered:

The Breastfeeding Reality Check

• Why “the best nutrients on the planet” can still feel impossible

• Hating something you’re “supposed” to love and what that means

• The commitment that carried her through: “just do it like a zombie”

• Finding flow at 6 months when everything finally clicked

Your Brain is Literally Different

• The science behind mom brain: why your brain actually shrinks during pregnancy

• What it feels like when your brain “comes back” after 2 years

• Why you can’t handle challenges the same way you used to

• The “stuckness” that isn’t your fault – it’s biology

C-Section Recovery Reality

• Feeling “everything” while choosing no medication during breastfeeding

• The 12-week clearance myth: “I was in no place to be working out”

• Creating a home gym with baby as “little coach”

• Why movement looks completely different after becoming a mom

Postpartum and Partnership

• The direct correlation between your partner and your postpartum experience

• Why abusive relationships make postpartum depression “10 times worse”

• How partners can literally help bring you out of that space

• The myth that postpartum is something that happens TO partners, not WITH them

Single Mom Doubt and Determination

• “I don’t know if I can do this” – the honest internal dialogue

• Recovering from damage while trying to be present

• The belief that children need two-parent households vs. single mom reality

• Changing your mindset to change everything else

The Celebration We’re Missing

• “Two things can exist” – loving your kids while hating tantrums

• Why we need to celebrate showing up despite feeling unqualified

• The reality: nobody wants to deal with tantrums, and that’s okay

• Recognizing people who abandon their parenting roles vs. those who keep showing up

Connect with Makeba:

Instagram: @ynotkeeb

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