The positive energy and love we give to others heals our own wounds –Angie Karan Becoming a mother changes almost every relationship in your life. The way you relate to your partner, your parents, your friends, and even yourself shifts in ways that can feel exciting one moment and disorienting the next. Postpartum is a […]

There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.  -Shannon L. Alder Postpartum is a season of extremes. One minute you are staring at your baby, overwhelmed with love. The next minute you are crying in the shower and you cannot explain why. If your emotions have felt bigger, faster, and harder to manage since […]

The weight of postpartum depression unsettles the equilibrium of a marriage to say the least. Negotiations break down, dismantling all good intentions. –Karen Kleiman You planned for the sleepless nights. You stocked the freezer, built the registry, read the books. But nobody warned you that the person you love most might suddenly feel like a […]

Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own… and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong. –Donna Ball Many years ago on this date, I became a mom for the first time and entered into postpartum. And if I’m being […]

Let your recovery be a time of reconnecting with yourself, embracing change, and reclaiming your energy. -Gisele Bündchen You know that feeling, the one where you slowly start to disappear? It creeps in somewhere between the 3 a.m. feedings and the endless diaper changes. Suddenly, there’s this tiny, beautiful human who needs everything from you, […]