Pregnancy is supposed to feel magical, and sometimes it does. But for a lot of women, underneath the excitement, is something nobody warned us about: fear, anxiety, and sometimes full-blown paranoia. In this episode, I’m sharing my own experience struggling with all the above, because I think more women need to know they’re not alone.
We’re also getting into what can actually be driving it, because sometimes what feels purely mental has a physical root, like mineral imbalances or the sheer nutritional demand of growing a human. It’s usually not just one thing, and that’s exactly what we’re unpacking today.
Please Note: this episode was originally recorded for Annika’s former podcast, The Garden, in the spring of 2025, while she was pregnant. As we’ve grown, it felt right to bring these conversations into our new shared home here at Aligned Motherhood Collective.
Episode Links:
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Fear in first trimester - Instagram post
Positive Pregnancy Affirmations
Time Stamps:
0:38 - Introduction, trigger warnings, etc.
8:28 - My story of bleeding and cramping in first trimester
12:52 - Ultrasounds
18:06 - How I navigated the fear, anxiety, and paranoia and helped myself
31:14 - What I wish I did differently
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