Being a Mom is Hard - Sarah Gribben, Pt. 1: Adoption, anxiety and parenting during periods of high stress

Sarah Gribben, Pt. 1: Adoption, anxiety and parenting during periods of high stress

04/26/23 • 61 min

In this episode, you’ll meet Sarah Gribben, a mom and stepmom raising her kids in Pennsylvania. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes with Sarah!

Here are a few topics we touch on:

Becoming a first-time mom as the non-birthing partner
When her mental health challenges peaked after the birth of her son resulting in hospitalization
Her experience fostering and adopting her daughter who was a micro-preemie
How her relationship with her ex-wife deteriorated during a period of rapid change and high stress for their family

Being a Mom is Hard and there are all kinds of hard! Sarah can be reached via email at [email protected].

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In this episode, you’ll meet Sarah Gribben, a mom and stepmom raising her kids in Pennsylvania. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes with Sarah!

Here are a few topics we touch on:

Becoming a first-time mom as the non-birthing partner
When her mental health challenges peaked after the birth of her son resulting in hospitalization
Her experience fostering and adopting her daughter who was a micro-preemie
How her relationship with her ex-wife deteriorated during a period of rapid change and high stress for their family

Being a Mom is Hard and there are all kinds of hard! Sarah can be reached via email at [email protected].

Previous Episode

Lisa Tschudi: Being a mom and family caregiver

In this episode, you’ll meet Lisa Tschudi, a mom of two adult daughters and the podcaster behind Love Doesn’t Pay the Bills, a podcast that explores the role of family caregivers in the United States.

Here are a few topics we touch on:

Her experience becoming a first-time mom in the same summer she graduated from college, got married and moved
How caring for a child with significant disabilities has impacted her family’s finances, her marriage and her motherhood journey
How she dealt with many moves across states as well as a wildfire that burned down her home

Being a Mom is Hard and there are all kinds of hard! You can find Lisa’s podcast here and the link to the podcast’s Facebook page here.

Next Episode

Sarah Gribben, Pt. 2: Divorce, a surprise pregnancy, and birth during the pandemic

This is the second of two episodes with Sarah Gribben, a mom and stepmom raising her kids in Pennsylvania.

Here are a few topics we touch on in this episode:

Her separation and divorce from her ex-wife and the changes
Reconnecting with the old friend who is now her husband
Her surprise pregnancy and experience giving birth and navigating postpartum during the Covid-19 pandemic

Being a Mom is Hard and there are all kinds of hard! Sarah can be reached via email at [email protected]. Sarah also mentions Rise Gatherings Retreats in this episode. Here is a link to the Rise Gatherings website: https://www.risegatherings.com/