37. Couples Therapy Saved My Marriage With Cat Sims (aka Not So Smug Now)

Mama On A Mission

23-05-2022 • 1 hr 3 mins

Cat Sims reveals how she went from feeling isolated, lonely and lost in motherhood, to saving her marriage through couples therapy and going sober after realising she was a functioning alcoholic. Ladies, this is such a raw conversation with Cat Sims (aka @notsosmugnow) and I (Charlotte Jonsie), filled with so much wisdom and knowledge, and flashes of comedy. Cat reveals how her postnatal depression and awful first year of motherhood played a huge part in her marriage breakdown and how she & her husband saved their marriage through couples therapy. She intimately shares what therapy has taught her and why she believes all couples should have/do it before and after having kids. In this episode you will also hear Cat admit she was a functioning alcoholic. She opens up about how she used alcohol to give her confidence and mask who she really was. How she's managed to give up alcohol and go sober. In this episode you will also learn (& laugh) about; How she become a mum influencer The reality of being a new mum and not having a support system Ways to deal with feeling lonely & isolated as a new mum How couples therapy saved her marriage How to respond after losing your cool with the kids The harsh truth of why she had to go sober PRE ORDER CATS BOOK: https://tinyurl.com/2p9e48ce This season is sponsored by Mamamade so you get an exclusive discount (only on this podcast) Get 25% off your first three Mamamade boxes with code with CODE MAMAMISSION25 - enter at the checkout here: https://bit.ly/36A75mU  - Mamamade is the solution for busy, time poor, working Moms who want a quick & easy nutritional organic food for their baby & toddler delivered frozen to their door. Links Mamamade website: https://bit.ly/36A75mU Mamamade: @hellomamamade Follow Charlotte Jonsie (Host): @charlottejonsie Cat Sims (Guests): @NotSoSmugNow Join the mama on a mission coaching community https://www.mamasonamission.co.uk/ If you would like to find out about coaching with Charlotte, DM her on Instagram Please subscribe, download and leave a review to help me reach and help more women with this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices