Ireland's Fittest Family host Anna Geary has said she is “still trying to find a balance” being a mother.
The former Cork camogie captain and her husband Kevin Sexton welcomed a baby boy, Ronan, in August 2023. But Anna admitted she’s still trying to find the balance as a mother.
She said: “I'm still trying to find the balance coming from, I suppose, a world of where I could train whenever I want.
"Sports and fitness was always part of my life. I'm running my own business where I do a lot of driving. Now I'm having to think about that. Think about how much time I want to spend away from home.
“I'm having to reevaluate probably what's important because, you know, I suppose that you when you only have to think about yourself, you can say, will we go for dinner tonight, will we go away for the weekend.
“You’re having to try and build your life around somebody else that is at the centre of it.
“It’s great though because he's kind of hitting all these milestones. He’s definitely my child anyway because he won’t shut up,” she said jokingly.
Anna previously opened up about her grief when she lost her dad and her brother in the space of one year.
In March 2022, Anna’s beloved father Michael passed away shortly after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis. In November 2023, her brother Thomas passed away after a short illness.
She shared that there are beautiful moments in her life that she cherishes with her husband and son, despite the experience of grief.
She told RSVP: "In the last few years life has taught me about the best-laid plans and all that…" the camogie legend said. "I suppose one of the lessons I’ve learned is not to plans things too much because we never know what’s coming up and sometimes plans can limit you.
"We are in the midst of grief still and will be for a long time to come and yet Ronan provides moments of happiness like when he does something for the first time or says a word," said Anna.
"Those moments spark joy but sometimes I’ll catch guilty feelings. I’ll be like, oh God, I’m feeling sad but now I’m belly-laughing at something he’s done. We need to learn how to embrace the good stuff and do it guilt-free as that can be trickier than embracing the hard stuff and being resilient and tough."
"We’re tougher than we give ourselves credit for and it’s only when we go through something and come out the other side that we realise that."
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