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Sometimes you can’t do the thing you planned.
How to pivot without falling and call it a pirouette
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It's not about the chicken biscuits
Shame spirals, rejections, and failing without being a failure
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Flying on a rock through space
Letting myself be human even if that means I'm "just" a stay-at-home-mom: Updates and anecdotes from our little corner of the world.
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Am I abandoning my baby by refusing to abandon myself?
Starting a new job and inhabiting the land of mom guilt
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Life {behind the scenes} 02.24
Puddles, frogs, and waterfalls: Updates and anecdotes from our little corner of the world.
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Should I go back to work?
The constant questioning of a stay-at-home mom's nervous system
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The Universe is Not a Negligent Mother
How becoming a mother is healing my relationship with life
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Milestones, the audacity to rest, and a special request
When I talk about this space being a collaborative, creative community, I truly mean it! But I need your help.
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Life lessons from a 9 month old
Warning: Lots of cute baby pictures inside!
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What story are you telling yourself?
When I say it out loud, when I give voice and space to the default stories my mind likes to repeat, I can stop and ask, “Is that actually true?”
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Tasters of light
It’s an incredible gift to witness Noah’s becoming. A slow unfolding, each day adding new layers of awareness, aliveness.
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The rings of a tree tell a story
Show me the ways your heart grew. Did it stretch, break, or repair? Is it carrying more weight now than it ever has?
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