# Parenting by Design Storytelling through the lens of Human Design, child energetics, and motherhood as a lived practice. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Realistic Guide to Working With Your Human Design ‘Type’](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/an-honest-guide-to-using-human-design) _2026-08-19 · Alex Cantone_ Your type isn’t a prescription for your energy. Here’s a more empowering way to understand and work with your type through the lens of parenting + motherhood ## [Substack Got Me Pregnant](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/substack-got-me-pregnant) _2026-08-16 · Alex Cantone_ Expanding my capacity through writing, clearing my channel for a spirit baby, and listening to (+ ignoring) the signs. ## [What It Actually Looks Like to Stop Performing](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/what-it-actually-looks-like-to-stop) _2026-08-12 · Alex Cantone_ The five subtle ways I was abandoning myself in the name of being easy, productive, agreeable, and “aligned.” ## [The Cost of Confronting the Root of Your Pain](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-confronting-the-root) _2026-08-07 · Alex Cantone_ The thing I wasn't expecting my inner child to show me during a post-confrontation energy healing ## [The Friendship Breakup That Cracked Me Open](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/the-friendship-breakup-that-cracked) _2026-08-06 · Alex Cantone_ On the whirlwind of grief, performance, and the sentence that ended my closest adult friendship - and sent me looking for myself. ## [How to Use Human Design to Design Your Home: Kids Bedroom + Playroom Edition](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/how-to-human-design-to-design-your) _2026-08-02 · Alex Cantone_ Creating spaces where your children can rest, play, and become more of who they already are ## [Designing a Life I Don’t Want to Run From](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/designing-a-life-i-dont-want-to-run) _2026-07-29 · Alex Cantone_ Being in devotion to my home, leaning fully into motherhood, channeling spirit babies, and embracing the parts of myself I've been hiding ## [Mom-Envy is a Portal](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/mom-envy-is-a-portal) _2026-07-24 · Alex Cantone_ What "that mom" on the internet is actually showing me about myself ## [Keep your friends close, and your Projectors closer](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/keep-your-friends-close-and-your) _2026-07-20 · Alex Cantone_ A love letter to Projectors, and those of us who haven't yet figured out how to lean on one another. ## [Human Design Digestion For Babies + Kids: Breastfeeding, Weaning, Starting Solids + Picky Eaters](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/youre-probably-using-human-design) _2026-07-17 · Alex Cantone_ A practical guide on how to actually use the deeper layers of the system to condition them \*correctly\* from day one ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tPjWEaxigqoR) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [We Should Send Our Husbands Away More Often](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/we-should-send-our-husbands-away) _2026-07-15 · Alex Cantone_ How I survived five days alone with my kids without pulling my hair out or resenting my husband. And what it taught me about wanting to send him away more, go all in with my kids, and try for a third. ## [It's All Inside You](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/its-all-inside-you) _2026-07-10 · Alex Cantone_ And why growling at a toddler might be the exact thing you need right now ## [What kind of parent raises a child who feels safe to be their True Self?](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/what-kind-of-parent-raises-a-child) _2026-07-07 · Alex Cantone_ Hypothesizing what it takes to raise a child who never has to hide from you ## [Confessions of a misaligned Self-Projected Projector](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/confessions-of-a-misaligned-self) _2026-07-01 · Alex Cantone_ On driving myself into the ground and building up the courage to say the hard Truth out loud ## [What If Some Projector Narratives are Limiting Me?](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/what-if-some-projector-narratives) _2026-06-26 · Alex Cantone_ The stories mothers tell themselves about time, sacrifice, and putting everyone else first [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202489809/8e5d950bd3ca93d20c1d69e2ac25dd0f.mp3) ## [All the ways my 6/2 Ego Manifestor daughter is SO her design.](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/all-the-ways-my-62-ego-manifestor) _2026-06-24 · Alex Cantone_ The deeper audio version of this piece is available at the end of this article for paid subscribers. ## [Surviving Monday As a Projector Mom](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/surviving-monday-as-a-projector-mom) _2026-06-22 · Alex Cantone_ On learning to honor your energy when the world says go ## [What Happens When You Finally Start Listening to Yourself?](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-you-finally-start) _2026-06-19 · Alex Cantone_ How Human Design helped me identify what I specifically need to stay connected to myself [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202489384/1bbf33cdf10673e93e0cbd08faddc892.mp3) ## [Maybe I Don't Need A Different Life](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/maybe-i-dont-need-a-different-life) _2026-06-17 · Alex Cantone_ Every time I feel the nagging urge to flee, I’m challenging myself to sink deeper into what’s right in front of me. ## [Why Does Parenting Feel So Different as a Projector?](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/why-does-parenting-feel-so-different) _2026-06-12 · Alex Cantone_ How Projectors can use their gifts to parent more effectively [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201655083/8035c8a3d0f228dbed4f35d72faa0b0e.mp3) ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VvN2lZML4Lv0) _2026-06-12 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [I Am Actually Enjoying Motherhood](https://alexcantone.substack.com/p/i-am-actually-enjoying-motherhood) _2026-06-08 · Alex Cantone_ So why do I feel so embarrassed to admit it?