{"id":275795,"date":"2017-09-22T11:39:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T03:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/burnout-not-lose-motherhood-275795.html"},"modified":"2017-09-24T23:43:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T15:43:40","slug":"burnout-not-lose-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/th\/galerie-th\/burnout-not-lose-motherhood-275795.html","title":{"rendered":"Self-Discovery: How not to lose your sense of identity in motherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"    <p>Don't get us wrong: motherhood is a beautiful thing. However, with all that it entails also comes the inevitable loss of self-identity. As much as you love spending time with your children, you may feel like you're gradually beginning to lose fragments of yourself as your focus shifts towards your family and children over time. Truthfully, it can be hard to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/15-daily-self-love-tips-215345.html\"> practice self-care<\/a> when everyone else comes before you.<\/p> <p>We've outlined 5 simple and effective tips in the gallery above to guide you on how you can retain your sense of identity during motherhood. These simple yet impactful ways could revolutionise your role not only as a mother, wife, daughter or friend but make you feel more connected to yourself than before. P.S. Do remember that being a great mother doesn't mean that you have to lose yourself!<\/p>  <p><em>Ashley Anand<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>READ MORE:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/from-us-to-you\/motherhood-qa-marie-frances-moms-94301.html#item=1\">Motherhood: What is it like to be a mother<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/from-us-to-you\/motherhood-qa-marie-frances-moms-94301.html#item=1\">Can 'intense parenting' lead to depression?<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/parenting\/advice-for-mums\/tips-raising-confident-child-211932.html#item=1\">6 Habits to raise a confident child<\/a><\/p>  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a mother doesn't mean you need to lose your sense of identity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":858,"featured_media":275768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Do you feel your identity is wrapped in being a mom? 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