Episode 1: Losing Yourself in Motherhood: Ego, Identity and the Search for ‘Who Am I?’
Motherhood has a way of quietly dismantling the identities we once relied on. In this opening episode of Gracefully Unraveled, Kelli Lynch shares her personal journey through early motherhood — the grief, guilt, and subtle unraveling that followed the birth of her first child.
Through honest storytelling, spiritual inquiry, and psychological insight, this episode explores how ego forms around roles and labels — and how motherhood often forces us to confront the tension between who we were and who we are becoming. Drawing from spiritual teachers, Scripture, and lived experience, Kelli reflects on ego, identity loss, and the deeper invitation hidden within maternal struggle.
This episode weaves together Eastern and Christian wisdom — from Ramana Maharshi’s question “Who am I?” to God’s declaration of “I AM” in Exodus — to introduce the heart of this podcast: self-inquiry as a path home.
If you’ve ever felt like motherhood cracked you open in ways you didn’t expect, this episode offers reassurance that unraveling isn’t failure — it’s grace at work.
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