Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic self. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen. – Sarah Ban Breathnach I love this quote because so often we’re looking for our authentic selves. Often, they are buried underneath society and familial expectations. They can also be buried underneath things that we’re struggling […]

Children do not need us to shape them; they need us to respond to who they are. -Naomi Aldort I feel like I’ve been on all sides of motherhood. I took a maternity leave with my first child, explored local daycares, planned to go back to work at the end of my maternity leave, and […]

Motherhood is hard enough without judgement from others who don’t know the whole story. -Sarah Addison Allen Judgment and criticism are the worst, especially when they’re targeted towards us as parents. You may also be carrying a lot of inner judgment and criticism in parenthood as well. So, what can we do about this in […]

The whole world can become the enemy when you lose what you love. -Kristina McMorris If you’ve birthed a child, you may have some lingering feelings of grief and loss around your birth experience. This definitely surprised me after birthing both of my kids. I also experienced a miscarriage between my kids, and was surprised […]

Raising a child is like planting a seed and watching it grow into a beautiful flower. -Lisa Wingate How’s your perfectionism these days? What about perfectionism when it comes to parenting? I often joke that I’m a recovering perfectionist, but boy does it show up at the least convenient times and in the most inconvenient […]