{"id":34471,"date":"2026-01-07T17:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/?p=34471"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:50:00","slug":"motherhood-mourning-redefining-grief-and-finding-yourself-again-podcast-ep-193","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/?p=34471","title":{"rendered":"Motherhood & Mourning: Redefining Grief and Finding Yourself Again \u2013 Podcast Ep 193"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Grief isn\u2019t just about one kind of loss. In motherhood, grief can come from many different things: losing parts of your identity and the person you used to be, the vision you once held of family life, or the reality of losing someone you love. Whether it\u2019s miscarriage, identity shifts, or just feeling like you\u2019re disappearing inside the daily demands, grief is there. Quiet. Heavy. Real.<\/p>\n

In this episode of Chick Chat, I sit down with Mel Parent to talk about the complex, often unspoken grief that many mothers carry. Mel\u2019s story is powerful, and she offers compassionate insight and healing guidance for moms navigating burnout, grief, and big emotions.<\/p>\n

Meet Mel Parent<\/h2>\n
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Mel Parent<\/strong> is a mom, nurse practitioner, fitness instructor, and functional wellness coach who helps women go from barely getting by to fully coming alive in motherhood. She\u2019s the founder of The Hive Method<\/strong> \u2014 a personalized, science-backed reset that supports moms through mindset work, movement, and anti-inflammatory living. Her method helps balance hormones and the nervous system, build strength, boost energy, increase clarity, and release stubborn weight, all while honoring the unique demands of motherhood.<\/p>\n

After losing her own mother, Mel brings a deeply personal perspective to navigating grief. She understands what it means to \u201chold it together while falling apart\u201d and is passionate about helping moms feel seen, supported, and strong through every season, including seasons of sorrow. Mel believes that mental and emotional struggles don\u2019t just live in our hearts; they show up in our bodies, and her work bridges the gap between emotional healing and physical wellness.<\/p>\n

What Did We Discuss?<\/h2>\n

Together, Mel and I explore:<\/p>\n

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  • What grief really<\/em> looks like in motherhood (it\u2019s more common than you think)<\/li>\n
  • Why burnout is so prevalent in modern moms \u2014 and what we can do about it<\/li>\n
  • How unresolved grief shows up in the body and nervous system<\/li>\n
  • Ways to honor multiple emotions at once<\/li>\n
  • How to begin healing emotionally and physically<\/li>\n
  • Sustainable shifts that help you feel like you<\/em> again<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Whether you\u2019re in the middle of a hard season or supporting someone who is, this episode is a validating and life-giving listen. It reminds us that we\u2019re allowed to grieve, we\u2019re allowed to feel joy, and we\u2019re worthy of support in every season of motherhood and life.<\/p>\n

    Mel\u2019s Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    We hope you found this episode helpful. If you did and enjoyed it, please subscribe to our podcast, Chick Chat, and leave us an honest review. Links below!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Grief isn\u2019t just about one kind of loss. In motherhood, grief can come from many different things: losing parts of your identity and the person you used to be, the vision you once held of family life, or the reality of losing someone you love. Whether it\u2019s miscarriage, identity shifts, or just feeling like you\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.baby-chick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/criss-cross-bed-Mel-Parent-1024x681.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-34471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34485,"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34471\/revisions\/34485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34471"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happybabiesstore.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fofferexpiration&post=34471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}