MEET THE Naked Mama

Hi guys! Thanks for stopping by. Grab a latte or a glass of bubbly while I introduce myself to you.

My name is Christina, during my pregnancy and my first year as a new mama I realized that I loved sharing my journey and helping other moms along the way. My journey as a new mother has been filled with so many breathtaking moments, but there has also been some extremely hard times. I continue to learn new things each day, but here I am, revealing the truths, struggles, helpful tips, advice and of course the amazing moments of this journey through my blog.

“The Naked Mama – Baring it all in this journey called motherhood” . Sharing the real and truthful moments of my life and my new journey as a mom. No topic is off the table.

I am a wife to my loving husband Anthony, and mother to my sweet prince Anthony Jr. When I am not busy being a mom and wife I spend my time in the classroom as a high school teacher. Helping others has always been something I have been passionate about, and recently my new passion has been sharing my personal journey to help and motivate other moms along the way. I love giving advice and helping others become a better version of themselves, this is one of the reasons why I decided to share my journey through this blog. I am passionate about travel, fitness, self care, healthy eating, and giving my advice on pretty much anything I can. I am a firm believer in enjoying life and feeling fulfilled, and for me that looks like doing all the things I love but also sharing my journey and helping others.

Becoming a new mama and taking on this new role is many things – its exciting, overwhelming, consuming, exhausting, joy-filled, and my favourite, emotional.  As new moms we have taken on a new identity and new challenges every day, and lets be real – the raging hormones don’t always help us feel in control.

My husband and I struggled for over a year to get pregnant and with a little help from my doctor our beautiful son was conceived. After my son was born I struggled with the transition and suffered with postpartum depression and anxiety. I had a very hard time accepting the new changes in my life and felt extremely overwhelmed. Talking to others and sharing my feelings really helped me get through the darkest times; while doing so I realized that so many women were going through the same thing but felt shame in discussing it. Feeling fearful, feeling lost and isolated, feeling like I had no control, are all things I felt but soon realized that other new moms also felt the same. Our society does not allow us to open up and be vulnerable. As a new mom we are suppose to take on the world, accept the change with a smile, and keep pushing forward even when we feel like we are stuck, we want everyone to think that we’ve got it together. We want the world to see that we are happy, we are grateful, and love our new role, and we hide our feelings and emotions. Why? Because society makes us feel weak. Because social media forces us to put on a superficial persona. We feel weak to admit when life feels hard. We feel weak to admit we are overwhelmed. We feel weak to admit that at times we feel like we are drowning. We feel weak to admit we need help. And let me tell you one thing, your not weak, your the strongest person around, stronger than you will every know. What makes you “weak” is letting those feelings consume the real you. What will make you strong and liberated is not letting your fears of what people may think and anxiety take over. Talking about your feelings and struggles is the most courageous thing you can do, you will see how many other women come to you and say…I feel the same.

I established The Naked Mama when I stopped worrying about our societal norms and just really focused on myself and what made me happy. I share my life as a fully self expressed woman and I hope that I can help and inspire others to do the same. I have met hundreds of beautiful people through sharing my story and I look forward to meeting many more.