motherhood feelings

Feeling like you’re failing at motherhood? Read this

You should be proud. Proud of the way you mother. 

The stages of motherhood that will break your heart (in the best way)

I find myself wishing I could go back in time, to myself when I first became a mom. I'd try my best to tell her, motherhood is a series of rooms.

When your children are close in age, motherhood feels like fast-forward—and it’s bittersweet

Everything is on fast-forward as you are asked to survive and thrive in such a short space of time. You watch them grow up one right after the other.

This mama just gets it: “Motherhood is freaking hard”

"There aren't any trophies in motherhood. We're all just doing the best we can, with what we have."

Mothers are the ‘keepers’

"We keep all the memories of them locked away in our treasure chest of the most precious moments."

I need your hugs just as much as you need mine, my baby

Hugs from my kids make me feel safe, secure and happy

Motherhood changes everything

There are no words to describe the inexpressible feelings of having a newborn.

Yes, I’m pregnant and showing, but please don’t comment on my body

It's an unwritten rule for a good reason: Never ask a person if they are pregnant. Just don't.

Moms deserve a gold medal for pandemic multitasking

But just because moms can stretch to this extent, does not mean we should long-term.

I knew I had PPA, but I didn’t want to admit it

Any situation even slightly beyond my control was completely defeating.

I never wanted to be a mother—and then I got pregnant

Motherhood doesn't define me.

What I learned in my second year as a mom

I became a more confident mom in the second year of motherhood

It takes a village to raise a baby, but mine was quarantined

Going through PPD has been tremendously challenging. As has been raising a newborn. Doing it without my village makes those challenges feel overwhelmingly impossible.

My family has learned how to slow down—and we’re not going back

As the world as we knew it ground to a halt, life had a way of bringing everything into perspective.

Dear white friends, please love my black sons as if they were your own

Love them and demand America do the same.

7 simple things you can do right now if you’re feeling overwhelmed

6. Write down your ta-da list.

Letting go of perfection helped me be a better mother

We ask so much of ourselves. We ask too much of ourelves.

A very important letter for new mamas

Listen, mom-guilt is a dirty liar. Yes, it's your job to fill your little human's needs, but you matter too. Don't forget to take care of yourself. Hang out with friends, take a drive blaring 90's hip hop or shower without interruptions—trust me, you'll be a better person (and mom) because of it.

My firstborn, I know it’s been a hard adjustment

My boy, I'm so proud. Proud of the way you've adapted to your new role.

Becoming a mother made me love mine even more

I realize now, firsthand, more facets of my mother's love for me. I viscerally understand the sleepless nights, the aches and pains, worries and unrelenting devotion even in the face of great challenge.