TRUE OR FALSE: Self-care is something I do only if I have time after everything else… Let’s unpack this a bit. I’ll be the first to admit that for YEARS, this statement was true for me. I kept my plate full of to-dos, rarely saying no to commitments. I went above and beyond to care…
I can still remember that moment when I first became a mama… I was pregnant with my daughter while in my mid-twenties, excited about the life ahead of us – and holy hell was I scared of all the things I didn’t know. And while I went through an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth, I felt…
Before giving birth to their new baby, most parents aren’t quite prepared for all of the feelings that they assume will come with it. One of the biggest ones? The feeling of isolation. Couple that with the craziness that is the pandemic life we are living right now, and new parents are finding they are…
Can I be honest? Sometimes parenthood can feel like an incredibly lonely time. You’ve probably heard the saying “It takes a village to raise a child.” But what about those who don’t have that village? Let me tell you a little story… I was a first time mama at 24. A second time mama at…