A woman may hear how motherhood will change her life forever. Indeed. But what is often not said is that some of these changes will be profoundly disquieting, often launching her into a crisis, the likes of which she has never known. -Karen Kleiman Most of us have heard about the more common perinatal mood […]
Setbacks in Mom Life
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain. -Vivian Greene Have you had any recent setbacks? I know I sure have! They’re hard to manage, especially when we’re also raising kids. We often hope and expect the road to healing to be linear, and it can […]
Emotional Reactivity in Motherhood
Emotions are celebrated and repressed, analyzed, and medicated, adored, and ignored — but rarely, if ever, are they honored. -Karla McLaren I want to focus this blog on emotional reactivity. Emotional reactivity is when we feel angry, hurt or stressed out and we overreact or react impulsively. We’ll be discussing how it shows up when […]
Your Motherhood Mindset
Life is about being and becoming, not having, and getting. -Stephanie Seabrook Hedgepath I love Carol Dweck’s work on fixed and growth mindset. Think about areas in your own life as a mom where a fixed mindset tends to be more dominant versus when you can usually stay within a growth mindset. The following are […]
Anticipatory Anxiety in Motherhood
Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far. -Jodi Picoult Do you feel like anticipatory anxiety is a big part of your mom life right now? Yes, the ongoing pandemic probably has a lot of do with that, especially once you’re fully vaccinated and trying […]
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