Christian singer Jordin Sparks says women don’t know ‘how amazing we are’
Article By Jamila Lester // EEW Magazine // Women’s Issues
Christian singer Jordin Sparks says women are absolutely incredible—but we aren’t aware of how super awesome we are.
“There’s so many things that we as women don’t know or the conversations aren’t had about our bodies and how amazing we are,” she said during a televised interview with Tamron Hall on the host’s eponymous talk sow Thursday.
She’s certainly right about our amazingness, but she also said lack of conversation among women is also to blame for us not knowing about the unpleasant things our bodies do as well.
The Season 6 “American Idol” winner, wife of two years, and mom to a one-year-old son, made the comments while opening up to Hall about her struggle with postpartum baby blues—something she said she discovered “when I was researching to figure out what was going on with me.”
“It’s about a couple of weeks after the baby is born, and you just [experience] uncontrollable crying, anxiety goes through the roof,” explained the 29-year-old who shares lots of adorable family photos featuring hubby Dana Isaiah Thomas and son Dana Isaiah Thomas Jr.
The Broadway star said one of the symptoms of baby blues is, “just not really being able to control the emotions and just kind of feeling nervous about everything.”
Medical experts say the majority of women experience some symptoms of baby blues immediately after childbirth, ranging from mild to severe. The issue arises because of the sudden change in hormones after delivery. Further, when you combine hormonal shifts with stress, sleep deprivation, and extreme fatigue, it is not surprising that crying, feeling overwhelmed, and being extra emotional follows.
The “No Air” songstress told the “Tamron Hall” studio audience that making the distinction between baby blues and postpartum depression is important, with the latter being “a lot more intense and deeper.”
Though she successfully came through that phase and is thriving in both her roles as a wife and mom, she is hoping her transparency will help prepare other future moms for what they may face after giving birth.
“I cried a lot at the beginning as well,” said Hall, 49, who gave birth to her son Moses last year. “I mean, I was just like forever crying. I did not have postpartum but recognizing that both are difficult struggles for women should be a part of the conversation.”
Watch the two awesome moms chat below.
