Episode 111: Writing Poetry to Help Heal in Motherhood With Rupa Mehta

Sep 12

In this episode we talk with Rupa Mehta, the author of someone calls me mommy, about her journey of motherhood and get a glimpse into who she is. We start off chatting about their move from NY to PA and mostly how it was going from the city in a small apartment to house with lots of land to roam.

Rupa also expresses how the loss of her mother was a big transition for her while she was first entering motherhood. We mention how her daughter was born via emergency cesarean and she says as someone who has always done fitness she thought she would “bounce back” not in a way of being skinny but just physically be back and be able to be comfortable in her own skin. But she found that with her first she was emotionally there but physically drained. So with her second she made it a priority to be present through the pregnancy, birth, and now postpartum.

To her entering motherhood is being able to slowly let go of control.

Throughout our conversation, Rupa brings up memories that she has of her mother and how she sees her mom in her daughter now. Which is a large reason into how she started her book. In discussing the creation and process of writing her book we read off one of the poems from the collection and share details of specific parts. She is truly a light and I enjoyed talking with her so much. This episode is an example of healing in postpartum and how we can look to finding a creative outlet sometimes to embrace the healing journey.

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Instagram: rupa_mommy

Website: me-mommy.com

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Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com

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