Today we’re joined by Elise Peterson, founder of COOL Moms. When Elise became the first in her circle to experience pregnancy, she wrestled with the fear of losing her identity postpartum. Seeking guidance, she turned to women she admired for radically honest conversations. These talks turned into COOL Moms — a podcast and community built around the conversations women actually want to have about motherhood.
We talk about the part no one prepares you for: the identity shift. Not just becoming a parent, but becoming a different version of yourself overnight. We get into loneliness after kids, dating as a mom, whether mothers are allowed to still be sexual beings, and why modern womanhood feels like juggling 14 roles and doing none of them to our liking.