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my complete birth plan

Posted on July 22, 2017

my complete birth plan

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I'm Katie, a thirty-something mom of three in the Deep South. I'm here to help you live your best life in the ways that make you, YOU. No matter your strong points, we are all in this together. I love to create a beautifully imperfect life, tell my story, break the rules, and to wander as far and as often as possible. Hang around for a laugh (or maybe a cry).

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Welcome!

I'm Katie, a thirty-something mom of three in the Deep South. I'm here to help you live your best life in the ways that make you, YOU. No matter your strong points, we are all in this together. I love to create a beautifully imperfect life, tell my story, break the rules, and to wander as far and as often as possible. Hang around for a laugh (or maybe a cry).

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The world is ugly and things are a mess. But you

The world is ugly and things are a mess.

But you deserve to take care of yourself.

The work will be here when you come back.

Share this with someone who needs it. 🤍

The symbolism in these lyrics and in every video I

The symbolism in these lyrics and in every video I’ve seen inspired by it is GAHH SO GOOD. ✊

Nobody on the Internet understands nuance anymore or creative expression, so I will go ahead and throw out a disclaimer that this is not everyone’s literal experience. You don’t need to tell me that in the comments. 🤗 However, in our patriarchal society where women/mothers still absorb the primary mental load/invisible labor… awareness must continue.

Can’t wait for the full song to come out tomorrow! @parispalomaofficial you’re a genius.

#feministrage #invisiblelabor #toomuchlabor #mentalload #mentalloadofmotherhood #momssupportingmoms

I’ll never stop singing the praises of @atlantas

I’ll never stop singing the praises of @atlantaskinspot, my trusted esthetician of almost 3 years!

Have you ever had a #diamondglowfacial?? How disgusting was what came out of my skin? 🤢💀

#atlantafacial #atlantaspa #atlantaesthetician

SPIEGEL. Core memory. #katiesfavoritetweets

SPIEGEL. Core memory.

#katiesfavoritetweets

Just so we are clear you never need to announce yo

Just so we are clear you never need to announce your departure from any creator’s account. Not everyone is for you and that’s ok! Move along. 🤗

#goinpeace #notanairport

Charcuterie boards are kind of my thing, so come w

Charcuterie boards are kind of my thing, so come with me to my closest grocery store, @Kroger, to get supplies including Beemster’s new Swiss cheese!

If you haven’t heard of @beemstercheese they are a farmer-owned cooperative in Holland that makes delicious, award-winning cheese. They recently launched their Swiss cheese which you can find at @kroger locations nationwide.

To celebrate this launch, Beemster is hosting a March Madness themed contest! To enter, you must post an Instagram Reel using the Beemster Swiss cheese and the hashtags #SwissItsGood and #BetterWithBeemster.

The top 4 posts based off total likes and comments will make it to the Final Four, where their post will be reposted to the @beemstercheese Instagram page. The winners will then be selected, in descending order, by which post from the @beemstercheese page receives the highest number of likes + comments.

So aside from your cheese, I say throw all the rules out the window when making charcuterie and just have fun with your board!

Have you ever made your own?

#KrogerFinds #SwissItsGood #Sponsored

This is based on a true story. That happened toda

This is based on a true story.
That happened today.
To me.

@chaninicholas warned me. 💀

#ineverlearn

TGIF! #katiesfavoritetweets

TGIF!

#katiesfavoritetweets

Does anyone else feel like the year is actually JU

Does anyone else feel like the year is actually JUST NOW getting started? Like this week??

I think there is also an (actual) astrological explanation, but maybe I just never feel like a new beginning until the sun is coming out more. And it finally is. I digress…

So, I’m doing two things this week and I’m inviting you to join me.

I’m going to *attempt to* purge my house in 7 days. I will be sharing details in my stories. I have a plan.

I’m doing @katherine_north_saltspring’s FREE seven day challenge in preparation for her upcoming Queen Sweep course that I’ve heard AMAZING things about. The link to sign up is in my bio (and stories) and I highly encourage you to do it with me!

IT STARTS TOMORROW SO SIGN UP TODAY!

Side note about that: I’m truly inspired by her ideology on getting our shit together as what she calls “sparkle brains”, so swipe through to see some of her messaging that drew me in. I am excited about and really believe in her work! Traditional courses for neurotypical people just haven’t worked for me in the past.

Ok, all that said… who is in? Let’s do this together friends!! 👯‍♀️

We actually didn’t realize at first that we sche

We actually didn’t realize at first that we scheduled our next appointment for Valentine’s Day but oh how appropriate. 😂🙌

There are a lot of hard and fast “rules” for love and relationships on this app.

This is your reminder that the journey is not usually linear. It’s not what you’ve seen portrayed in movies. And you never know what couples are dealing with behind the scenes of social media.

I’ve had to unlearn and relearn a lot in my 30s and how to be healthy in love has been a huge and difficult part.

Relational work is H A R D. But it can also be gratifying and uniquely intimate.

❤️ Normalize goals of self awareness and personal growth as perhaps the MOST important quality in a potential partner.

❤️ Normalize not navigating it alone. Therapists are gifts. (You wouldn’t expect to be an Olympic gymnast without a coach, would you?)

❤️ Normalize bringing in a professional BEFORE the wheels fall off. It doesn’t have to be a box you check or a last ditch effort.

Love can be flowers, gifts or candy… and it can also be a Valentines Day couples therapy appointment. 🫶

(If you’ve got a couples therapy testimonial, share it! I’d love to see it talked about more!)

The last one made me laugh way more than it should

The last one made me laugh way more than it should have. 💀

#katiesfavoritetweets

It’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me. #adv

It’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me.

#advocacy #maternalmentalhealth

It’s time for survivors, advocates and experts t

It’s time for survivors, advocates and experts to speak up. This is not a juicy true crime story and it’s becoming more abundantly clear how little the general public understands about #maternalmentalhealth and #pmads.

Please boost anecdotal, educational, and research based knowledge from clinicians, experts and survivors. We need better for mothers and their families.

#lindsayclancy #postpartumdepression #postpartumpsychosis #postpartumanxiety

Before I was a mom they told me I’d be overwhelm

Before I was a mom they told me I’d be overwhelmed with love.

They told me I’d not remember my life before kids.

They told it would be unspeakable joy.

They told of bonds and victories and magic.

And while all those beautiful moments exist... motherhood is truthfully more messy than not.

Motherhood can really hurt.

But, I don’t recall anyone telling me about the mess or the hurt. I didn’t hear about the guilt, the pain, or the confusion. I wasn’t told about the large percentage of time I’d feel like a failure or like everyone in my house hated my guts.

Broadly speaking, surviving motherhood has come down to just doing the “next right thing”.

When I was running the NYC marathon and got to mile 18, it got so hard and overwhelming that my brain was scrambled. Everything felt impossible and everything in me shut down. I didn’t know if I would make it to the finish line. Hell, I didn’t know if I could make it another block.

All I could do in the moment I started to break was to focus and audibly repeat: “foot. road. foot. road.“

I couldn’t think ahead any further than that. I didn’t know how far I’d get but I knew that only concentrating on the next right thing… foot… road…. would be the only way I’d make it.

That experience resounds as a metaphor for motherhood.

I don’t have answers or advice or promises of happy endings. I can only tell you that this gig is brutal and I’m running alongside them, step by step, while I try to do the next right thing and celebrate even the smallest wins.

I guess I’m just here to say I know you’re in the same race. I see you. And I’m rooting for you.

The kids are gonna be ok.
WE are gonna be ok.

Happy Sunday. We were way overdue for #katiesfav

Happy Sunday.

We were way overdue for #katiesfavoritetweets.

Honorable mentions in stories!

Couple things. 1. This is the longest winter of m

Couple things.

1. This is the longest winter of my life. Am I insane? (I mean yes, I am.) But. Do y’all feel like it’s been a long and dark winter, especially in Atlanta? We have had so little sun in SO long. I’m trying to get outside as much as I can when I can, but my gosh it’s slim pickins for a decent weather day. Spring can’t come fast enough.

2. I’m back on the job market after almost 8 years as a self employed full time content creator and it’s scary?! My fingers are crossed that I’ll make the right connections to find the perfect fit. It’s time for a pivot and regardless of not having the experience in a formal setting, I just know I’ll be an asset to a team in this industry. But WOW the process is daunting. Every time I click “does not have a bachelors degree” or “self employed” I automatically want to feel inferior or less worthy. It’s been a real test of confidence and hope.

(PS- I’m accepting all leads and referrals, slide in my DMs and find me on LinkedIn!)

Anyway, Happy February. One day closer to warmth, sun, and hopefully a new job. ❤️

I ran out of my ADHD medication in the fall and mi

I ran out of my ADHD medication in the fall and missed an appointment to get a refill. Since it’s a “controlled substance”, the appointments are required. Unfortunately, my doctor’s next available for a follow up wasn’t until the end of January which was several weeks away.

Maybe you’ve noticed my inconsistency here, maybe you haven’t. But I have. And I have hated that it’s become that.

I’ve always been a very public advocate of destigmatizing mental health diagnoses and treatment. I’ve been on antidepressants for 10+ years and I was on ADHD medication for 2. When I couldn’t get my refill of ADHD meds I foolishly thought that wouldn’t be a big deal. I thought, like so many popular self-help tell us- that I “formed habits” during my time on meds that I could maintain. (I mean I made my bed and brushed my teeth every day for well over 21 days, surely it’s a habit now!)

I forgot.

Because of internalized stigma I didn’t know I even had. A stigma that validated my ADHD less than my mood disorder.

I forgot how much I struggled before I was properly diagnosed. Without treatment I have been quickly humbled.

I didn’t realize that even through all the advocacy and “self care” I still subconsciously thought I could be fine and good without those meds.

I forgot how lack of executive function would affect my self worth. I forgot how tasks would snowball so big they became insurmountable and how crushing that pressure was. I forgot that before meds I didn’t sleep well at night. I forgot about the mindless searches for dopamine from snacking to skin picking. I forgot how hard it was to meet deadlines or make phone calls.

I forgot.

I forgot that my untreated ADHD was one of the biggest contributors to my depression and anxiety until I was out of the medication I religiously took for two years.

My reminder was harsh and I won’t deprioritize all facets of my mental health again. Next week I’ll go for a med eval and refills and I’m counting down. I want to feel like myself again, and I’m reminding myself the way I’ve reminded you all for years-

It’s always darkest before dawn. Sunrise will come, sometimes it’s just a matter of surrendering to the light.

Are you sick of opening the same few social media

Are you sick of opening the same few social media apps on repeat? Do you wish we had more options for kinder and more thoughtful community? Are you tired of weird algorithms deciding what you should see?!

Time for a new option!

@kyndr_app is a new app that’s here to deliver a more intentional social media universe.

I love that you can join specific communities depending on your interests and scroll through all sorts of curated content from videos to podcasts. And as an early user? Our feedback is actually seen by a real person and they encourage using the anonymous suggestion feature on user’s posts.

Visit @kyndr_app or kyndr.com now for a new social media experience! #kyndrapp #kyndrpartner

New beginnings can happen any time you want them t

New beginnings can happen any time you want them to.

Agree? 👇

Here’s to 2023. May we keep learning, growing, a

Here’s to 2023. May we keep learning, growing, and taking care of each other. ❤️

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