In this episode, I share how I allowed myself to wither during a season of extreme stress (pandemic) and how it impacted me personally. I shared how I’ve been asking God a lot of questions about life and choices. I talked about patterns of us as women, not saying and acting on our needs.   Favorite quote from this episode:  “Watering my own garden is essential to me being able to water others.”     Let’s CONNECT   Her Sunday Bloom Community: https://hersundaybloom.substack.com   Her Sunday Bloom Backstory & FAQs: https://www.hersundaybloom.com/   Her Sunday Bloom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hersundaybloom/   Briana Ariel’s Website: https://www.brianaariel.com   Briana Ariel’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bybrianaariel/

Recorded November 2023 Episode #1: Identifying Postpartum Depression and Cultivating Joy through It!  In this inaugural episode that I have sat with for months on months, I share about how I discovered I had postpartum depression. God’s faithfulness in connecting me to the right people who could illuminate the issue was necessary to begin recovering.  We take a little journey down memory lane as I revisit my childhood to discover how some of those activities then help me now.  I talk about WHY I created Her Sunday Bloom and how building the community has tangibly helped me.    Lastly, I shared about unlearning the lies of perfection. I am unlearning perfection because when I went back months later to listen to the recording, I kept thinking “I could’ve said that differently.” However, I am thankful to release this episode in its rawest form.    LET'S CONNECT 🧡✨ Her Sunday Bloom Community: https://hersundaybloom.substack.com   Her Sunday Bloom Backstory & FAQs: https://www.hersundaybloom.com/   Her Sunday Bloom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hersundaybloom/   Briana Ariel’s Website: https://www.brianaariel.com   Briana Ariel’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bybrianaariel/