This article was amazing! While I know nothing about the mommy space, I can totally identify with the online health space. Your storytelling is compelling, and the points you delivered were certainly universal. I truly resonated with how the comment section Keyboard Warriors spend all of their waking moments reminding people of how they are doing everything wrong.
You put a perspective on the "You Should" community members that I had not considered. The idea that their perspective reflects how they feel they are doing something "right" gives them a level of "confidence" or makes them an authority in the health space.
Thank you for this article. You have given me insights that I didn't know I needed to hear.
I'm smiling so bigly, absolutely knowing these worlds (baby/GLP-1) intimately! Holy, cow, how much crow does one need to eat before she shuts up? Apparently, I needed several flocks of them.
I can say now, I am much softer and kinder about people's choices (some would probably argue that point!) than I was as a midwife. I see a distinct parallel between one specific experience as a midwife and what can happen in the metabolic medication world and will write about it.
The reality is, I think it is always a work-in-progress, this learning to accept others' choices thing. Much of our country would do well to speed it up already. (See? My judgment still exists!)
Goodness, this was amazing. Just amazing. Thank you!!
Lord this post stirred up some memories! The VBAC battle - been there don’t that! And 4 breastfed kids - “deflate gate” is real life over here!!!
You’re so right though - why do people think they have to have an opinion on how someone else is healing their body? I think it’s why someone’s “story” is my favorite type of read/watch these days! Just want to connect and relate to others in the same boat. Thanks for sharing!
This article was amazing! While I know nothing about the mommy space, I can totally identify with the online health space. Your storytelling is compelling, and the points you delivered were certainly universal. I truly resonated with how the comment section Keyboard Warriors spend all of their waking moments reminding people of how they are doing everything wrong.
You put a perspective on the "You Should" community members that I had not considered. The idea that their perspective reflects how they feel they are doing something "right" gives them a level of "confidence" or makes them an authority in the health space.
Thank you for this article. You have given me insights that I didn't know I needed to hear.
I'm smiling so bigly, absolutely knowing these worlds (baby/GLP-1) intimately! Holy, cow, how much crow does one need to eat before she shuts up? Apparently, I needed several flocks of them.
I can say now, I am much softer and kinder about people's choices (some would probably argue that point!) than I was as a midwife. I see a distinct parallel between one specific experience as a midwife and what can happen in the metabolic medication world and will write about it.
The reality is, I think it is always a work-in-progress, this learning to accept others' choices thing. Much of our country would do well to speed it up already. (See? My judgment still exists!)
Goodness, this was amazing. Just amazing. Thank you!!
Lord this post stirred up some memories! The VBAC battle - been there don’t that! And 4 breastfed kids - “deflate gate” is real life over here!!!
You’re so right though - why do people think they have to have an opinion on how someone else is healing their body? I think it’s why someone’s “story” is my favorite type of read/watch these days! Just want to connect and relate to others in the same boat. Thanks for sharing!