Uche Ogbodo Urges Women To Prioritize Self During Journey Of Motherhood 

Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo, has sent a message to fellow women in the journey of motherhood.

The movie star noted how mothers sacrifice for their children and husband, until they begin to lose shape, which leads to body shaming and exhaustion.

According to her, the stress leads to body changes, loss of confidence, thereby causing depression, and their ability to communicate with freedom.

Admonishing her fellow women, she urged them to take care of themselves, in the process of caring for others, maintaining that prioritizing themselves while sacrificing for others benefits them also.

She wrote: “Sometimes, in the journey of motherhood, we lose ourselves. We give birth. We nurture. We sacrifice. We pour into our children and our husbands until there is nothing left for us. Then slowly… the body shaming begins. The exhaustion deepens. The stress piles up quietly.

Your body changes. Your confidence fades. Your mind feels heavy… darker than you expected.

And before you even understand what’s happening, depression starts to whisper lies — that you’re no longer beautiful, no longer enough.

“It begins to affect your relationship. Communication shifts. Intimacy weakens. Distance grows. And sometimes… he, the Man you’ve Sacrificed everything for walks away. But hear this clearly:

“Motherhood should not cost you your identity. It should not cost you your mental health. And it should not cost you your worth. You are still a woman. You are still beautiful. You are still deserving of care, healing, and softness.

Take care of yourself too. Pour into yourself too. Because when a woman is whole, she shines, not just for others, but for herself."