THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY Beeyond the Bump BY WANDA KURCHABA PHOTOS BY STUDIO 78
ilestone events such as graduations, weddings, or having a child are often exhilarating and momentous, however many other emotions come into play as well. Natasha Leonard knows all too well the feelings that can affect your physical and mental health after you’ve had a baby.
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“I was a new mom and I didn’t realize it at the time, but I suffered from postpartum anxiety for 13 months. My hormones were completely out of whack and I just didn’t feel like myself,” said Natasha. After becoming pregnant a second time she knew she just couldn’t go through that again. When her second child was around seven months old, she felt the grip loosening 28
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and reached out to her doctor for help. “This time, I knew I wasn’t supposed to be feeling this way.” With her personal struggles behind her, Natasha had a sense that there were a lot of other new moms out there that were facing similar situations. And that’s how Beeyond the Bump was born. This new Brandon-based business is owned by Natasha and her business partner Sam Wells, who is also a new mom after adopting a child just over a year ago. “Together, we helped each other through our postpartum experiences and now we want to help other women as well. We’re here to support one another, we want to learn
