#54: “The Price of Perfection – How New Moms are Set up to Fail with Amanda Ingram"

Today we chat with Amanda Ingram.  Amanda is the Glow Igniter and owner of Embrace & Glow. She has seen and experienced first-hand how new moms are made to feel bad about their bodies after having their babies. In fact, research shows that 60% of women wish they had their pre baby bodies back, bodies that don't even exist anymore. Her mission is to help them embrace their new bodies and Ignite their Momma Glow creating a world where millions of women are celebrating how powerful they are and redefining how we speak about postpartum bodies.

“After having my first child I felt an immense pressure to listen to all of the messages I was receiving telling me bounce back and do it all. I punished my body through intense exercise all in the attempt to look as though I had never had a baby, to fit into society's ideals. I instead ended up stressed out and discovering I had not one but two prolapses. It was a huge blow. But it was also a gift. I discovered that there was a different way to view my body that the changes it went through were ones that should be celebrated, that I was powerful for having my baby not weak because of it. With my second pregnancy I honoured the time I needed to recover. I took the time to get to know the woman and mother I had become and build a strong foundation of body and mind. I now share what I learned with others mother in the hopes that no one feels the way I did again.”

Amanda offers an online program called, “Ignite Your Mamma Glow”, that helps mothers go from feeling lost to limitless. Amanda also offers a Facebook community called, “Ignite Your Momma Glow” and she offers 30 minute “Grow You Glow” Coaching Calls. 

In this episode we talk about:

1. How we physically look is not equal to self-worth and self-worth is a completely different thing.  

2. A lot can change when we stop owning the limiting beliefs of others.  We can learn to build contrary evidence to change our limiting beliefs. 

3. When we are setting goals without addressing the mindset piece, we do not set ourselves up for success.  All goals should be set for us and not for others. 

4. Self-compassion is one of Amanda’s greatest lessons and she teaches this as a priority for her clients especially as new mom’s. 

5. Post baby it is important to recognize what our body has just accomplished instead of punishing it for not being where we think it should be by a certain time frame. 

6. The mask of perfectionism and how it is impossible to maintain. 

7. What we tend to believe is our weakness often ends up being our superpower! 

Connect with Amanda Ingram

Email: [email protected]

Website: 

https://www.embraceandglow.com

On Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/embraceandglow

On Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/embraceandglow

Connect with Marsha:

Book your Discovery Call:

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About Marsha – 

Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Author, Speaker and Life Coach 

Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of “When She Stopped Asking Why”.  She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse far past the level of normal experimentation.