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  • Merry Christmas, everyone!

    Just kidding. But, am I? As a rather unconventional person, it might surprise you to know that I actually like tradition in many ways. Holiday traditions are especially important to me.…

  • This Isn’t a Mom Body

    In the past I’ve gotten comments on viral “mom body” posts like… “babies didn’t do that to her body”, or “this isn’t postpartum, she didn’t JUST have a baby.”⠀⠀And you know.…

  • Shame Can’t Breed Where Vulnerability Exists

    I’ve been a working single mom, a working married mom, a stay at home mom, a work from home mom, an entrepreneur mom…⠀⠀None of it is easy. Every single experience had…

  • You deserve to be whole

    Sometimes a fix can be as simple as looking at medication. Whether it’s getting on meds initially, changing a dosage, or changing them completely. It’s normal to need them. It’s normal…

  • Mom & daughter Suffragette Halloween costume

    For me, being a girl mom is: cute outfits with matching bows singing and dancing hairstyling and playing with makeup glitter and sequins shopping and Starbucks dates But it’s also… teaching critical thinking…

  • It Did Not Ruin Her

    TW: Suicidal Ideation We know that suicide is far too common, but sometimes I think the well intended narrative gets muddied. It blurs the reality of chronic suicidal ideation. For many…

  • A “good enough” mom

    Earlier this year my therapist blew my mind with the idea of “the good enough mother”. The theory of “the good enough mother” was originally introduced by British pediatrician and psychoanalyst…

  • Intro to IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program)

    I just wrapped up my first week in IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program) and I want to share my experience. Before recently I didn’t really understand what an IOP was and based…

  • EFT Tapping with Hypnotherapist, Becca McLeish

    Last week I had a Tapping and Hypnotherapy session with Becca McLeish (@iambeccamcleish on Instagram) and it blew me away. I’m a Tapping believer now. I had never done Hypnotherapy or…

  • Tell Her She’s Strong

    You don’t need fancy expensive therapy sessions to do the work. A tool that I can easily share with you is inner child work. Connecting to my younger self is more…