279 - Blindsided by my partner (Part 2)

<p>In this episode, my special guest from last week shares Part 2 of her story.</p> <p>In the last episode (<a href= "https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/singlemothersurvivalguide/278_-_Blindsided_by_my_partner_Part_1.mp3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">278 - Blindsided by my partner (Part 1)</a><span style="color: #000000;">),</span> my anonymous guest talked about how she had always thought she and her partner had a good life. They had been together for 7.5 years and they rarely argued. </p> <p>Life was good when they had their first baby, but things quickly changed when she saw changes in her partner's demeanour and when he began a strong friendship with a girl from his work. Until one day, she was blindsided by her partner's sudden decision to leave her while she was just pregnant with their second baby.</p> <p>In <a href= "https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/singlemothersurvivalguide/278_-_Blindsided_by_my_partner_Part_1.mp3"> Part 1</a>, my guest talked about:</p> <ul> <li>the challenges of becoming a first-time mum and the shifting in identity from doing what she wanted when she wanted and adjusting to motherhood,</li> <li>how she never felt fully supported by her partner when it came to caring for the baby,</li> <li>not addressing the unspoken expectations about the shared responsibilities of being a parent,</li> <li>the signs and changes in the behaviour of her partner when she found out he was texting another woman,</li> <li>her decision to move back to her parents to get the support she needed,</li> <li>juggling career and pregnancy while taking care of her first child,</li> <li>co-parenting with her ex, and </li> <li>moving into her own place and starting the next chapter.</li> </ul> <p>In this episode, my guest shares Part 2 of her story. She talks about:</p> <ul> <li>the absolute grief and trauma she felt when her ex left her and the emotionally difficult pregnancy and birth she had,</li> <li>how she was in fight or flight mode the first months after separation,</li> <li>how she proactively sought help