worry

My anxiety started rubbing off on my child—so I got help

We both started facing our fears together.

I thought I had to hide my anxiety—instead, I became a better mother once I opened up

I had no idea it wasn’t normal to have the thoughts I had.

This is why mothers have so much emotional labor

It’s called emotional labor. And mothers have a lot of it.

New motherhood made me feel invisible

I even vanished from my own Instagram feed, eclipsed by this adorable less-than-eight-pound baby.