We’re pretty excited to share that I’m pregnant with baby number two. I took a while to announce the news because it just felt right to let something so gentle, special, and fragile take root before sharing it publicly. As you know, I’m a little old fashioned, and the Southern Italian grandmother voice inside of me still whispers, even as I’m writing this, Ssshhhh. Don’t bring anything upon yourself. Don’t tempt the Gods. Careful the Eye. So until the baby’s safely in my arms, healthy and strong, I feel the need to tread lightly on this subject.
I’m so very grateful for this blessing. I think of the nights when I was much younger, yet still single, and I felt the weight of the years passing (and that darn biological clock ticking), and I worried I’d never have a family. So the idea of having not one, but two children, is literally a dream come true.
I plan to talk about all of this more after the birth (largely for reasons mentioned above), as I have a lot to share on the road that got me here; things I’ve learned; what I’ve come to understand about not only our bodies but how they can heal; what society tells us we should want, as opposed to realizing for ourselves what we truly want; and so much more.
Q&A Episode
In the next couple of days I’m going to record a Q&A episode as part of the wrap up to Season 4, where the theme has been “beauty.” I wanted to give my Substack readers a chance to shoot over some questions before I do so!
You can simply reply to this email with your questions (or write me at Dolores@bellafigurapodcast.com). I love hearing from you and always appreciate when you take the time to write!
Thanks for being here with me, truly.
With love,
Dolores