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Matrescence

Yep. It’s a thing. All women who have biological children go through this. It’s essentially all of the changes that happen during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and beyond. Physical changes. Psychological changes. Emotional changes. Every time a baby is born, so is the mom, and even with subsequent children, because a new level of motherhood is… Continue reading Matrescence

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Breaking Free/Unworthy Mama

One of my close friends brought over lunch AND dinner AND snacks for my kiddos and got me coffee and Chikfila while my husband was on a work trip. That totally wrecked me. I didn’t fully realize until then that I had believed a lie. A lie that said the only way for me to… Continue reading Breaking Free/Unworthy Mama

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Perception Doesn’t Always Mean Reality

That stink eye. Or the adoring look that just melts your heart. You’ll see both (and much more) from the wonderful children you call your own. In the midst of it all, we are trying our HARDEST to be good moms, right? Beautiful mama, I’m here to tell you that your true worth, value, and… Continue reading Perception Doesn’t Always Mean Reality

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Bad attitudes and hard days do not equal “bad mom”

Bad attitudes towards ourselves, our spouses, and our children. They happen. We are tired. Fed up. Exhausted. In need of a break or fresh inspiration. It’s okay to go through this yuck. This stuff is par for the course. Hard days happen. Sometimes it’s hard weeks. Or hard months. Or hard years. It can get… Continue reading Bad attitudes and hard days do not equal “bad mom”