Steph Douglas on marriage, body image and pulling up the drawbridge
Motherkind 
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Steph Douglas is the founder of thoughtful gift company Don't Buy Her Flowers and a mum of 3. She's passionate about mums looking after themselves and taking life slowly. She recently wrote a blog called 'pulling up the drawbridge' that went viral, discussing how differently she's handled the postpartum period with her third baby. In this episode we discuss: - How she started her business - The transition from 2 to 3 children - Pulling up the drawbridge - How her marriage has changed since having children - Body image and her overcoming with an eating disorder in her 20's Find Steph at @steph_dontbuyherflowers www.dontbuyherflowers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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