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Postpartum Anxiety & Body Image Struggles — How Faith Helped Me Reclaim My Strength

1 h 11 min · 23 feb 2026
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Somewhere between postpartum anxiety, body changes, and sleepless nights… many women feel like they lose themselves. In this episode of Deep Naked Thoughts, Kristen Thomas shares her honest journey through postpartum anxiety, body image struggles, faith, and rebuilding her strength after motherhood. From bikini competitions and martial arts to raising four children, she opens up about identity shifts, trusting God through hard seasons, and finding herself again. This conversation is for moms, future moms, and any woman navigating change, healing, and growth. You’re not losing yourself. You’re becoming her. If this resonates, share it with a woman who needs to hear it 🤍

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