Self-Care

A simple—and effective—way to lessen the mental load of motherhood

How to overcome it, mama.

With ‘continuous parenting,’ we expect more of parents than ever

Technology isn't the only reason today's parents feel pressure to be 'always on'—here's how we can better support them.

Having a second child totally changed my perspective on motherhood

The demands of motherhood laughed at my idea of picture-perfect motherhood. Every night I went to bed feeling like I had failed my children.

Self-care isn’t selfish, mama

Will I do everything in my power to give my baby everything she needs and more? Absolutely. Will I neglect myself and the time and care I require to be the best version of myself? Absolutely not.

To the mama in the thick of it

You don't need to be everything to everyone.

The bittersweet reality of motherhood is: If you do a good job, one day they won’t need you

We know what to do in our hearts and we know in our guts.

My son said two words that broke me—but we both learned a valuable lesson that night

This was the teaching moment. This was the moment to make it count.

Motherhood brings out so many fears—but you’re stronger than all of them, mama

Your definition of 'fearless' changes.

You’re not imagining it—being a mom has gotten more complex over the years

Mothers today do far more work with far fewer resources than mothers of the past—and if things are going to change, then we need to start really valuing the work women do as mothers

Leaning into motherhood doesn’t mean I had to give up myself—in fact, it’s the opposite

These women didn't trip and fall into a dark well of motherhood. They chose to be involved mothers, set an intention for who they wanted to be as a mother and as a woman and allowed their choices, shifts or pauses to open up new ways to think and feel.

When you feel like you’re failing, embrace the small wins of motherhood, mama

To all the mamas out there who feel like today is just not going the way you had hoped, who feel like with every step you take, you're making a wrong turn, you are more than enough. You are learning. You are growing.

I wanted to be the mom that gave 110% on everything—but that left nothing for *me*

Even when Elliot started sleeping through the night, I didn't. I would wake up around 4 am to pump under moonlight, worried my milk supply would drop.

My daughters are no longer babies but I can’t let go of *all* of their baby stuff

How could a mother part with the hospital newborn cap—the one that, if you squeeze your eyes shut and sniff really deeply, still smells a little like fresh baby?

Motherhood is: Choosing to hold my baby over cleaning up the mess

My baby, with rose-petal lips and a perfect fan of lashes, with skin as flawless as a cloudless sky, she won't be this small ever again.

Author Tiffany Dufu’s powerful advice for a generation of stressed-out mothers

A conversation with the author of Drop the Ball: Achieving More By Doing Less.

Being a mom doesn’t get easier—but you get stronger

Without a doubt, I'm getting better at it. Motherhood is like a muscle that just keeps getting stronger, every time you use it.

The early months of motherhood are monotonous—but they don’t last forever

Losing yourself for the sake of your children will be something I never, ever regret. Instead, it will be something I am forever grateful for.

I’m training for a triathlon and feeling how truly strong my ‘mom bod’ is

For the first time in nine years I'm not pregnant or nursing a baby.

I have 4 kids and the mental exhaustion of motherhood is real

My kids are teenagers—but I feel like I'm right back in that newborn stage.

Mama, my best advice for you? Let people help

What if we all admitted that motherhood can be so, so hard sometimes? What if, after we did that, then we asked for help from the people we love? Or what if we just took it when it was offered to us? Without fear or guilt or inadequacy or feeling like we owe them or beating ourselves up over it?