MY
Story
lauren regula
After the birth of my third child in three years, I knew something was off, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it.
After all, before I had kids I had been a successful, driven, positive go-getter that managed to work my ass of all the way to play softball in 2 Olympic Games.
Now I had a wonderful husband and three healthy kids, but...
- Why did I feel so empty?
- Why was I so tired?
- Why did it seem like I was missing a huge piece of life?
Now I had a wonderful husband and three healthy kids, but...
- Why did I feel so empty?
- Why was I so tired?
- Why did it seem like I was missing a huge piece of life?
It turns out
I had a serious case of postpartum depression,
although I never addressed it for 6 years. It turns out I am not the only mom who has suffered in silence. And it also turns out that I am not the only mom who struggled to reclaim her identity after becoming a mother.
In fact, feeling invisible and only living for others so common I might have thought that was “normal”.
"Mommy-Guilt"?
It couldn't be more real.
Societal norms and pressure of putting everyone's needs in front of my own? That is real too
Judgements from other people on what “makes a good mother.” Yep. Also real. It took me suffering from depression for 6 years and sitting in a therapists office while she asked me if I knew the difference between actively and passively suicidal.
I did not. It was right then and there that I learned the differences, and I also learned I was passively suicidal. I knew I needed a change. And not a surface-level change. I needed the real-deal life makeover. To say the journey has been challenging is an understatement.
But I didn't
let it stop me
I got to work. And I worked my ass off. I dove into therapy. I dove into learning about myself.
I investigated what was actually good for me –
not what others thought was good for me.
I invested in coaches and therapists. I invested in every area of my health – physically, mentally, and emotionally.
I was coached to truly understand habits, behavioral patterns, and thought processes in order to create and sustain real change. I locked in my exercise and nutrition and from there,
my confidence, my happiness, and my relationships skyrocketed.
In 2019 I was in a place where I was able to say "YES" to tryout for my third Olympic Roster.
I am living a life I am proud of, and I am the best mom I can be because of it – not in spite of it.
And I am determined to help women get
their mojo back and lead their family by example
regain their confidence, ward off anxiety and depression, and live a life they
are proud off – and we are doing it together!
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