Ask Me How I'm Really Doing: A Mom's Podcast

Ask Me How I'm Really Doing: A Mom's Podcast

🌸 Welcome to Ask Me How I'm Really Doing: A Mom's Podcast, friend! I'm Hadiya—a new mom, speech-language pathologist, and first-gen entrepreneur. This cozy space offers: 🌱 Gentle encouragement for moms navigating motherhood & ambition 🌱 Authentic reflections on identity, self-worth & dreams 🌱 Softness & ease over hustle & burnout Here, you're never alone—let's navigate motherhood together, side-by-side. Subscribe to feel validated, inspired & softly supported—because freedom starts with a nap & a dream. ☕️✨ Join our cozy community on YouTube: @HadiyaCoppedge Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.

Episodes

The Truth About Maternity Leave: It’s Not Rest

June 5, 2025 • 15 mins
🏝️ Someone once told me that maternity leave was like a vacation. I was six months pregnant, sitting at work, and I remember thinking—vacation? Girl, no. I’m not heading to a beach. I’m about to give birth. This episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing is me pulling back the curtain on what maternity leave really feels like: the emotions, the mess, the identity shifts, the exhaustion, the unexpected beauty, and the total unraveling....
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Finding Mom Friends, New Mom Loneliness, and the Village We All Deserve

June 4, 2025 • 18 mins
I recorded this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing after nursing and tidying up, after one of those quiet moments when the house finally felt still. And even in the stillness, I found myself aching for something I hadn’t named out loud—a real mom friend. Not the kind who talks only about bottles or bedtimes, but the kind who looks at you and really sees you. If you’ve ever felt the loneliness of early motherhood and wondered wh...
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Motherhood Mindset Shift: Choosing Me Meant Changing My Relationship

June 3, 2025 • 13 mins
Episode 9: Choosing Me Meant Changing Everything, Even My Relationshipmotherhood identity, financial freedom, postpartum mindset shift🫣 Hey friend, I’m recording this episode right after Episode 8. Dinner’s done, baby’s doing her bath time & bedtime routine, and I’m back in front of the mic but this one’s heavier. I got into a big argument with my partner right before recording. And it hurt, because it was about the podcast. A...
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Postpartum Truths, Nap Time Breakdowns & Reclaiming Identity

June 2, 2025 • 17 mins
Some days are beautiful. Other days are brutal. This postpartum day was one of the hardest... I recorded this episode at the end of one of the hardest days I’ve had in a while. I couldn’t remember what my original outline was because the truth of my day completely took over. My only goal was to show up to record something honest while juggling life as a full-time mom to a nine-month-old who wants to be on me every second. If you’ve...
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The Birth I Didn’t Dream Of And the Mom I Became Anyway

May 20, 2025 • 26 mins
I’m recording this one while the baby naps and the house is finally still. I’ve been sitting with the story of how I became a mom and how nothing went like I imagined, how I broke down in ways I didn’t expect, and how I’m slowly piecing myself back together. This isn’t the birth story I dreamed of, but it’s mine. It’s real. If you’ve ever felt undone by motherhood or mourned the version of life you thought you’d have, this one’s fo...
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Holding It All Together (Barely): Being “Okay” for Everyone But Myself

May 17, 2025 • 14 mins
Hey love, I didn’t always know how to name it The kind of weight that doesn’t show, but lives in your body, your breath, your bank account. The quiet pressure. The job of being okay for everyone but myself. This episode is about that. I’m taking you back to my early days navigating college with grit and not much money, stepping into motherhood with eyes wide open, and slowly realizing that I’ve always been the safety net. Maybe ...
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    The Nap That Changed Everything: Building a Dream as a Tired Mom

    May 14, 2025 • 14 mins
    Hey mama, I almost didn’t hit record on this one. I told myself I’d wait until the background was cleaner, the lighting was better, or at least until I had a shirt without a stain. But something inside me said no. This dream can’t wait for perfect. This episode is for the version of you who shows up even when everything feels undone. It’s a love letter to the messy middle. The stretch of motherhood where my identity feels blurry, ...
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    From Cabin Fever to Coffee Shops: Finding Myself Again in Motherhood

    May 10, 2025 • 22 mins
    ☕️ Hey friend, welcome to the very first episode of Ask Me How I'm Really Doing: A Mom's Podcast! Today, I'm opening up about something deeply personal: those foggy early months of motherhood where every day felt exactly the same, my own version of "Groundhog Day." I'm sharing how I struggled with isolation, baby blues, and that desperate search to find myself again amid the beautiful chaos of new motherhood. 🌸 Walk with me (liter...
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