Moms Are Mind Readers… Why Aren’t You?
6/29/202628 min
From the moment our babies are born, we become experts in them.
We notice every pattern.
Every cry means something different.
Every shift, every need—we just know.
We become mind readers.
But what happens when that same mindset shows up in our adult relationships?
When we expect our partner to just know what we need…
When we don’t say it out loud because it feels obvious…
When the expectations go unspoken—and unmet…
That’s where resentment builds.
This week, we’re breaking down the “mind reading trap” in motherhood—why it happens, how it impacts our relationships, and how to shift from silent expectations to real communication.
Because your partner isn’t your baby…
And mind reading doesn’t work both ways.
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First 90 secondsSarah Parkhurst· Host0:00
[gentle music] Hi, guys. Welcome back to Previe Alliance Podcast. This is Sarah. I've got Whitney with us. And first, before we get into our, today's topic, just wanna say you guys know that we just finished Maternal Mental Health Month, and we went even a little bit- Yep ... into June of our What Is series. But at our core of Previe Podcast, it's always going to be that we want you guys informed and aware about maternal mental health. So while we love talking about t- a zillion other topics that are very relevant, our core is always be to, if you've experienced it or someone else, please share this with them so that we can provide more education and awareness, because it still is the number one complication post childbirth. But- Yep ... Whitney, back to a little different topic today.
Whitney Gay· Host0:52
Yes.
Sarah Parkhurst· Host0:53
And we were talking about how when we were new moms- Mm-hmm ... got these little muffins.
Whitney Gay· Host1:01
Yes.
Sarah Parkhurst· Host1:02
And guess what we became? Mind readers.
Whitney Gay· Host1:05
Yep. We had to figure out- Pattern ... are you hungry, are you cold, are you dirty, are you tired?
Sarah Parkhurst· Host1:11
Uh-huh. I mean, we got to body language experts of our children. I mean- Yeah ... that twitch of the eye meant you're fixing to pee, you know?
Whitney Gay· Host1:20
Yep.
Sarah Parkhurst· Host1:20
That, the, oh, that cry, that means this.
Whitney Gay· Host1:23
Yes.
Sarah Parkhurst· Host1:24
Do you, did you see those eyes? That means, you know. I remember even, like, the sleepy cues, you know, like they,