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About motherhood, self-maintenance (aka self-care), plus tools to cultivate a calm, connect with your Self, so that you can show up as the mom and woman you most want to be.
Easy self-love practice
Every night after stories I lay in bed with my son under the light of his owl nightlight and stroke his hair as we chat. We talk about nothing, his day, problems he's having, or anything he wants to talk about. My husband often calls this time, “honest time” because...
Summer Solstice Ritual
Today is the Summer Solstice marking another season, the passing of time, and often a time of reflection and ritual. I'm not really a "woo-woo" kind of gal despite being deeply spiritual. However I love using the solstices as markers to reflect, take stock, and either...
How to break the cycle of dysfunction
I put the rag down I was dusting the dresser with to move my phone. This message popped up: “When loved ones in your life are making stupid choices…keep calm, getting stressed will only make you feel bad and change nothing.” Followed by crying emojis and saying they...
Struggling with self-care is likely from boundaries and codependency
Having time for self-maintenance (self-care) seems to be one of the most coveted and elusive goals of mamas. If this sounds familiar to you, it's likely because of one of these 3 reasons: You struggle with boundaries and codependency so your time is overtaxed because...
Do you struggle with starting or stopping?
I gave my husband a look, that said, “Hey, why are you doing that?” He was unloading the dishwasher. We’ve been adding a few more chores for Magnus recently. He has been feeding Walter (our chocolate lab) twice a day, clearing his own plates from the table, and last...
How self-acceptance is part of a spiritual life
When Dharma teacher Jack Kornfield was asked, “what was the aim of a spiritual life?” He stopped and thought for a moment and then said, “Part of it is self acceptance…maybe all of it.” When I look back at my childhood, I see my family the four of us spinning in a...
Desire vs Capacity and why you can’t do it all
Recently, I heard the amazing Tarana Burke speaking on a podcast, and she said something that I keep picking up and toying with because it was so powerful. She was speaking about the relationship with her mom and the “mother wound,” and said that learning how to...
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