Climbing With Kids: Anxieties in Motherhood
I've written a bit about my prolonged physical recovery from childbirth, but not as much about my battle with my many anxieties in the aftermath of Theo's birth. Part of the reason for this avoidance is because I'm embarrassed about it all. The physical stuff-bouts of mastitis, a painful cystocele, weak joints, etc.-all seemed somehow to be out of my control. It just happened. But the mental stuff-well, shouldn't I be strong enough, sane enough, capable enough, of controlling how I feel? I'm a professional climber, I should be in...
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