Nikki Elbertson

Nikki is a mom, stepmom, group fitness instructor, and the director of content and communications at the the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She has worked full time since before her kids were born and has both struggled and grown trying to balance work, family, and her own self-care. She continues to learn on this journey. @nikki_elbertson

Motherly Stories

We all want our kids to ‘be happy’—but what if they’re not?

I want my kid to be happy, but I also want him to experience the range of emotions that life offers. And I want him to be able to talk about those experiences with me.

Motherly Stories

As a mom, sometimes the lasts mean more than the firsts

And I realize that many of these moments will be "lasts" very soon, so I cherish them as if they are.