What Rock Bottom Taught Me About Choosing Myself Rock bottom. That cold, heavy place where hope feels far away and every day feels like a battle with your own mind. That’s exactly where I found myself. Healing from a toxic… Read More »How to Heal From a Toxic Relationship
The mental health effects of a toxic relationship in motherhood No one talks enough about the mental health effects of a toxic relationship, especially during motherhood, when everything looks fine from the outside. From the outside, I was a new… Read More »What Living Inside a Toxic Relationship Did to My Mind
The subtle warning signs of a toxic relationship I ignored Toxic relationship red flags don’t start as red. They’re rarely obvious in the beginning. Most early signs of toxicity don’t come with flashing alarms or immediate harm. They start as… Read More »Tiny Toxic Relationship Red Flags That Scream Danger — If You Know How to Look
I think I’m a bad mom. Maybe I’m not cut out for this. That thought repeats in my head more often than I’d like to admit. I never say it out loud, but it creeps in during the quiet moments… … Read More »I Think I’m a Bad Mom: Why Feeling Like a Bad Mom May Be Telling You Something Important
Why the right partner will never fear your ambition. They’ll fuel it I was talking to a friend when he said something that completely threw me off: “I don’t really like female bosses. They’re always so arrogant. No offense.” My… Read More »If Being Ambitious Makes Me Arrogant… I’ll Take It
During our recent trip, I was catching up with one of my closest friends, someone who has known me for almost three decades and has witnessed every season of my life. We were chatting about life and how I’ve been… Read More »When You’re Lost and Still Finding Your Way, This is For You
You’ve worked so hard to build your career. Your days are filled with meetings, deadlines, and a sense of purpose you’ve spent years creating. And then, there’s this tiny life— or soon will be — and suddenly, the idea of… Read More »The Truth About Giving Up Your Career to Be a Stay-at-Home Mom
I used to think that preparing yourself for childbirth meant having the crib ready, the hospital bag packed, and every baby item checked off the list. But no one warned me that the most important part of preparing for childbirth… Read More »Dear First-Time Mom: Here’s How to Prepare For Childbirth in a Way I Wish I Had
Why the Transition to Motherhood Is So Hard, and How Feeling Lost Is More Normal Than You Think I never thought I’d feel seen as a mom while watching a kids’ movie. During our recent vacation, we visited the cinema… Read More »This One Unexpected Scene in ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Made Me Feel Seen in My Hardest Season as a Mom
I’ll never tell you how to parent. Why? Not because I don’t care. Not because I don’t have my own share of hard-earned lessons. Because… how could I? Every child is different. Every family is different. And every mom’s journey… Read More »Why I’ll Never Tell You How to Parent… But Here’s the One Thing I Know Changes Everything
