Reading Time: 3 minutesLet’s be honest: when people say summer is relaxing, they’re probably not the ones packing snacks, applying sunscreen to wiggly kids, or trying to schedule playdates around summer camps. Because summer, for many moms, isn’t exactly restful.It’s fun — yes….
10 Sneaky Ways Anxiety Shows Up in Motherhood – And What To Do About It
Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s talk about anxiety. Not the textbook kind — the mom version. The version that creeps in while you’re folding laundry or staring at the baby monitor at 3 a.m. The kind that doesn’t always look like panic attacks or…
“I’ll Just Do It Myself” – What Maternal Gatekeeping Looks Like and How to Loosen the Reins Without Losing Your Mind
Reading Time: 4 minutesYou know that moment when your partner starts packing the diaper bag and you catch yourself hovering? Or they dress the baby and you gently point out that the socks don’t match? Or bedtime goes a little differently than your…
The Invisible Weight of Motherhood
Reading Time: 4 minutesMost mothers can relate to this scenario: You’re physically exhausted after a long day, yet your mind is still racing with to-dos. Did you schedule that pediatrician appointment? Is there enough milk for tomorrow’s breakfast? Who’s driving to soccer practice…
The Myth of “Loving Every Moment”
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’ve all heard it in the grocery store checkout line as our toddler melts down over a denied candy bar: “Cherish these moments, they go by so fast.” Or during a sleep-deprived haze with a colicky newborn: “You’ll miss this…
Why I Stopped Trying to Be More Patient with My Kids
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve spent years trying to be more patient with my kids. You know the moments I mean – when they’re calling “Mom! Mom! MOM!” for the fifteenth time in five minutes. When they’re asking me to find something they haven’t…
Finding YOU Again
Reading Time: 3 minutesSmall Moments That Make a Big Difference in Motherhood Okay, can we be real?! Motherhood sometimes feels like joining a wild circus where you’re simultaneously the ringmaster, the clown, and the person cleaning up after the elephants. Ya know? Some…
