No filter can capture the quiet courage it takes to live in a body forever changed by birth. Stretch marks, softer bellies, and altered breasts are not flaws to erase, but physical proof of survival, of expansion, of having carried life. Healing is not a race or a neat timeline; it is deeply personal, uneven, and often invisible to everyone else. Some women reclaim strength quickly, others move through months or years of gradual adjustment, grief, and rediscovery. When we measure ourselves against curated squares, we shrink our own stories. When we name the pain, the slowness, and the shock of change, shame begins to loosen its grip. By speaking honestly and refusing impossible standards, we create space where new mothers are allowed to be tender, tired, powerful, and unfinished—and where every postpartum body is worthy exactly as it is.