Episodios

  • The Truth About Maternity Leave: It’s Not Rest

    The Truth About Maternity Leave: It’s Not Rest
    Jun 5 2025
    🏝️ 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. If you’ve ever wondered why no one talks about how hard maternity leave is, this one’s for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I talk about the truth behind maternity leave, postpartum exhaustion, emotional labor, and how new moms lose themselves while trying to hold everything together.✨ Highlights from the Episode: 😳 (00:01) When someone called my maternity leave a vacation and how I really felt
    💸 (00:36) Why I had to work through pregnancy just to afford time off
    💤 (01:27) Maternity leave isn’t restful it’s emotional labor, identity loss, and survival
    👶🏾 (03:44) Missing my partner, missing myself, and realizing how much babies take
    💔 (06:03) The loneliness, mom guilt, and quiet grief of early motherhood
    💡 (07:51) What I wish someone had told me and how I’m learning to reclaim myself
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal PromptWhat’s something you’ve learned during maternity leave that no one prepared you for? What would it feel like to name it out loud and give yourself grace for surviving it?
    Thank you for being here, mama. If no one’s told you the truth about this season, I will: it’s okay to say it’s hard. It’s okay to say it’s not what you expected. You’re not alone. I’m saving a seat for you.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode:👉🏽 Join the Naptime Profit Plan Waitlist: A course for moms who want to shift their money mindset and reclaim their time
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    15 m
  • Finding Mom Friends, New Mom Loneliness, and the Village We All Deserve

    Finding Mom Friends, New Mom Loneliness, and the Village We All Deserve
    Jun 4 2025
    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 where your people are, this one’s for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I talk about the hidden loneliness in new motherhood, the myth of doing it all alone, and why finding real mom friendships is part of our emotional survival.
    Many new moms search for “how to make mom friends” or “why motherhood feels lonely,” and in this episode, I’m unpacking both.
    ✨ Highlights In This Episode: 👀 (00:01) The longing for a mom friend who really sees me, not just the “mom” version of me
    🧼 (01:23) Why the supermom myth is damaging and how I’m finally calling BS on it
    🧠 (03:47) Why the emotional labor of motherhood means every “yes” comes with a “no”
    💔 (06:11) The grief of being away from my daughter and the emotional cost of “self-time”
    🏘 (08:35) My invitation to build a real village one sweatpants-and-all friendship at a time
    💡 (12:30) How this podcast is part of my mission to not just speak to you, but walk with you
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal PromptWho is one woman you wish could see the real you right now? What would it feel like to let her in, just a little more?
    You don’t have to do it alone, mama. Not the dreaming, not the diapering, not the rediscovering who you are in the middle of it all. I'm saving you a seat. Let's find our people and raise our babies and our dreams together.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode:Sign up for the Nap Time Profit Plan, a course for moms ready to shift their money mindset and create financial freedom during nap timeFollow me on TikTok and Youtube: @hadiyacoppedge

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    18 m
  • Motherhood Mindset Shift: Choosing Me Meant Changing My Relationship

    Motherhood Mindset Shift: Choosing Me Meant Changing My Relationship
    Jun 3 2025
    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. About the dream I’m building. About money. About being believed. I realized that choosing myself, choosing this path, meant changing everything including my relationship. 🫠 If you’ve ever felt the tension between your dream and the people you love, this one’s for you.
    In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I talk about postpartum mindset shifts, motherhood identity, and creating financial freedom as a mom especially when your dream challenges your relationship.
    ✨ Highlights from this Episode:
    🍼 (02:00) The podcast fight that opened up something deeper
    🔥 (04:20) Why I’m choosing to create income on my own terms
    💔 (04:38) Choosing myself meant changing my relationship
    💸 (07:02) I’ve been financially savvy—and that matters
    🛠 (09:11) Passion is what carries me through the hard parts
    💡 (11:35) This dream isn’t just mine it’s for every mom who needs a new way
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal Prompt:What’s one belief you’ve outgrown but someone close to you still holds onto? What would it look like to protect your new dream, even when they can’t see it yet?
    You don’t have to choose between motherhood and the dream on your heart. You can hold both. You’re allowed to change. You’re allowed to rise.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖Links Mentioned:
    🔗 Join the Nap Time Profit Plan for moms who want time, money, and purpose📲 TikTok & YouTube: @hadiyacoppedge

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    13 m
  • Postpartum Truths, Nap Time Breakdowns & Reclaiming Identity

    Postpartum Truths, Nap Time Breakdowns & Reclaiming Identity
    Jun 2 2025
    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 ever ended a day feeling completely depleted and still questioning if you did enough, this one’s for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I talk about the unspoken weight of motherhood, the nap time breakdowns, the mental load, and what it really takes to reclaim ourselves in the middle of the mess. This is for the moms who are army crawling through their day, baby on back, still showing up.✨ Highlights from this Episode:
    🍼 (02:00) I tossed my whole outline to just be real about today
    🫠 (04:25) The kind of baby that needs to be on me 24/7
    😵‍💫 (06:50) When the kitchen, the laundry, and motherhood collide
    🚶🏾‍♀️ (12:54) The walk that brings me back to myself until the stroller caught a flat
    🤯 (14:30) That "one more thing" moment that breaks you
    💌 (16:25) Why this podcast exists because we need space to tell the truth
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal Prompt:What does “brutal honesty” look like in your motherhood story right now? Write down one thing you’ve been afraid to say out loud, then give yourself permission to say it even if just on the page.
    Whatever kind of day you're having, I see you. I created this podcast so we don’t have to pretend. You can be a devoted mom and want more for yourself. You’re not alone, and your truth belongs here.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    Links Mentioned:Get on the Nap Time Profit Plan waitlist for moms ready to reclaim time & moneyFollow me on TikTok & YouTube: @hadiyacoppedge

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    17 m
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