The way I see it is that we can help the unavoidable CONSTANT CHANGE of motherhood along. We can find wellbeing in the chaos by partnering with change, working diligently to change ourselves as profoundly and rapidly as we need to.

No one is here to parent us. There are no teachers to circle our mistakes in red pen. There are no coaches giving us pep talks and running us through drills. No bosses giving us quarterly reviews. If we’re lucky, we have a partner by our side to call us out on our blind spots. But we are the ones who have to step into this very adult role of leadership. This takes constant re-evaluation. We stop, step back and ask ourselves - 

Many Lasts go by unnoticed. You never knew it was the Last. You just realize one day - oh yeah, that’s over. The last time you ever read Goodnight Moon. The last time they reach to hold your hand. The last time they ask you to play with them. 

Feel like it’s going by fast? You’re right. Your changing body and the growing infant inside you deserve to be honored.

Here's why we need to work on regulating our nervous system state as much as we work on our mindset.

Stress comes from pressure to get it all done. Stress also comes from avoidance. This list spares you from both. You have a list, and you’re going to take action one tiny step at a time.

If, WHEN someone starts giving you unwanted advice, there are ways to nip it in the bud. Free yourself with calm clear communication. 

Wanting more than a baby shower or a nesting party? I am grateful that my friends and I have been cultivating the tradition of the...

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Women are torn in early pregnancy. Do I hold in this massive secret and act like everything is normal, even though I feel anything but?