View this post on Instagram For ELLE’s August digital issue, @ashleygraham and her baby boy Isaac are captured lovingly by her husband @mrjustinervin. Graham opened up to her friend @kristenanniebell about her life as a new mom in quarantine; the “astronomical” pain of natural childbirth; and celebrating her postpartum body: “When I got pregnant, I had to reimagine my relationship with my body with this creature inside me taking over. I was gaining weight so rapidly. Then, to get stretch marks on my stomach, that to me was like, ‘Oh my gosh. I can’t believe this happened.’ At first it felt devastating, and then when I met Isaac, I said, ‘No, this is exactly what every woman has talked about for ages. This is not just a battle wound. This is something that has changed my life forever, and I’m going to celebrate my new body.’” Link in bio for the full interview. ELLE August 2020: Editor in Chief: @ninagarcia Talent: @ashleygraham Interviewed By: @kristenanniebell Photographer: @mrjustinervin Stylist: @alexwhiteedits A post shared by ELLE Magazine (@elleusa) on Aug 3, 2020 at 9:47am PDT
For ELLE’s August digital issue, @ashleygraham and her baby boy Isaac are captured lovingly by her husband @mrjustinervin. Graham opened up to her friend @kristenanniebell about her life as a new mom in quarantine; the “astronomical” pain of natural childbirth; and celebrating her postpartum body: “When I got pregnant, I had to reimagine my relationship with my body with this creature inside me taking over. I was gaining weight so rapidly. Then, to get stretch marks on my stomach, that to me was like, ‘Oh my gosh. I can’t believe this happened.’ At first it felt devastating, and then when I met Isaac, I said, ‘No, this is exactly what every woman has talked about for ages. This is not just a battle wound. This is something that has changed my life forever, and I’m going to celebrate my new body.’” Link in bio for the full interview. ELLE August 2020: Editor in Chief: @ninagarcia Talent: @ashleygraham Interviewed By: @kristenanniebell Photographer: @mrjustinervin Stylist: @alexwhiteedits
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View this post on Instagram "I’ve got a couple of family members who are pregnant, and my instinct is to say, 'Oh, do this, do that,'” @ashleygraham told @kristenanniebell. “But I stop myself every time, because I remember how I felt when everybody told me what to do and sent me their unsolicited advice and their lists. If there’s a question to be asked, ask it. But other than that, keep your trap shut and just let that mother figure it out. The mommy-shaming on social media is out of control." Link in bio for the full story. ELLE August 2020: Editor in Chief: @ninagarcia Talent: @ashleygraham Interviewed By: @kristenanniebell Photographer: @mrjustinervin Stylist: @alexwhiteedits A post shared by ELLE Magazine (@elleusa) on Aug 3, 2020 at 11:30am PDT
"I’ve got a couple of family members who are pregnant, and my instinct is to say, 'Oh, do this, do that,'” @ashleygraham told @kristenanniebell. “But I stop myself every time, because I remember how I felt when everybody told me what to do and sent me their unsolicited advice and their lists. If there’s a question to be asked, ask it. But other than that, keep your trap shut and just let that mother figure it out. The mommy-shaming on social media is out of control." Link in bio for the full story. ELLE August 2020: Editor in Chief: @ninagarcia Talent: @ashleygraham Interviewed By: @kristenanniebell Photographer: @mrjustinervin Stylist: @alexwhiteedits
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